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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G3G5

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: Mesic forests, swamps

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Description

Pale greenish-white, continuous thallus smooth, sparsely maculate; apothecia within sloping warts with 1-2 ostioles at summit, ostioles brown; MICROSCOPY: spores ellipsoid, colorless, simple, inner wall smooth/unornamented, 4/ascus; CHEMISTRY: medulla K+ yellow, PD+ pale orange (stictic acid), cortex C-, UV+ pale pink-orange (often on warts only); FIELD ID not possible, requires dissection to examine spores

Similar Species

Other Pertusaria species have different chemistry, spore characteristics

Related Rare Species

Pertusaria appalachensis

Habitat

Mesic forests, swamps; half of records on Quercus bark, half on other hardwoods

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga in Trebouxia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Scattered records in Coastal Plain; disjunct in Southern Blue Ridge
 

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Uncommon

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. 

Harris, R. C. 1995. More Florida lichens including the 10-cent tour of the pyrenolichens. Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.
 

Authors of Account

Mlcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

11 July 2022