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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Upland forests and woodlands, roadsides

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Description

Pale green thallus sometimes dotted with white areoles; pink apothecia rise from short white stalks, though not always present (especially farther south); free-living algae growing over thallus can make it appear bright green; FIELD ID: unmistakable when fertile; sterile thalli can be told by white areoles, with experience

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Upland forests & woodlands, roadsides, on soil

Life History

Terricolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont an alga in genus Coccomyxa

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Statewide south to the upper Coastal Plain, absent from lower Coastal Plain & coast

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Uncommon to fairly common

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

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

Brodo, I. M. 2016. Keys to lichens of North America: revised and expanded. 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.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

26 July 2022