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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP High Priority Species (SGCN): No

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Mesic hardwood forest, maritime forest, bottomland forest

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Description

Gunmetal-gray thallus made up of minute, finely-branched lobes, the smallest branches less than 0.1 mm across, creating dense semi-fruticose rosettes; apothecia not seen; FIELD ID: unmistakable, once detected

Similar Species

Coccocarpia stellata (not yet known from Ga.) has flat rosettes (not semi-fruticose) with wider lobes (0.2-0.5 mm wide)

Related Rare Species

Coccocarpia stellata

Habitat

Mesic hardwood forest, maritime forest, bottomland forest, on hardwood bark (1 on Quercus, 1 on Magnolia)

Life History

Corticolous foliose lichenized fungus, photobiont a cyanobacterium in genus Scytonema

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Brodo, I. M. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.

Rosentreter, R., A. DeBolt & L. Kaminsky. 2022. Field oriented keys to the Florida lichens. Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, & University of Florida Natural History Museum, Gainesville.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

25 July 2022