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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G4G5

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: Upland woodlands

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Description

Pale green thallus thinly covering moss substrates or bark; stellate gray apothecia perched on short pale stalks, other stalks without apothecia producing conidia; FIELD ID: fertile thalli on moss are unmistakable, with a close look

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Upland woodlands, usually on moss mats over bark or other substrate (especially on horizontal branches), occasionally over bark; 43% Juniperus, 19% Quercus & most of the rest other hardwoods; 1 record on Pinus, 1 on silicious rock

Life History

Muscicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green unicellular alga

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Statewide

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Uncommon to fairly common within its narrow niche

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

7 March 2022