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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 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 lumpy; apothecia within lumpy, pitted warts with dark ostiole at summit; MICROSCOPY: spores ellipsoid, colorless, simple, 8/ascus; CHEMISTRY: medulla K-, PD+ orange-red (virensic acid), cortex KC+ orange, C+ yellow, UV+ orange (theophanic acid); FIELD ID not possible, dissection & chemical tests required to ID

Similar Species

Other Pertusaria species have different combinations of spores & chemistry

Related Rare Species

Pertusaria appalachensis

Habitat

Mesic forests, swamps; substrates: 2 records on bark of Acer rubrum & Magnolia virginiana

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga in Trebouxia

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.

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 Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

7 August 2022