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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 high-elevation forests, heath balds

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Description

Large brown lobes 0.5-2 cm across, often arching away from substrate; upper surface dotted with bright yellow soralia especially along network of low ridges & also along lobe margins; lower surface brown, tomentose, dotted with small yellow pseudocyphellae; FIELD ID: bold & unmistakable, though lucky to find

Similar Species

Crocodia aurata is generally smaller & has a mostly smooth green upper surface with marginal yellow soralia

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Mesic high-elevation forests, heath balds, on hardwood bark

Life History

Corticolous foliose lichenized fungus, photobiont a cyanobacterium in Nostoc

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Southern Blue Ridge

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.

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

4 August 2022