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Enchylium conglomeratum (Hoffm.) Otalora, P.M. J?rg. & Wedin
Dotted Jelly
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: Dry woodlands
Dark gray-black lobes 2-3 mm wide with thickened edges & thick, cylindrical lobules; FIELD ID: unmistakable
Enchylium coccophorum & E. polycarpon are similar but grow on limestone or soil
None
Dry woodlands, mostly on hardwood bark; 1 record from Juniperus
Corticolous foliose lichenized fungus, photobiont a cyanobacterium in Nostoc
None
Cumberland Plateau, Southern Blue Ridge, Piedmont
Unknown
Rare
None
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.
Malcolm Hodges
27 July 2022