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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:

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Montane mesic hardwood forests

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Description

Pale to medium green foliose thallus, some lobes with brown edges, dotted with white pseudocyphellae; white mounded soralia form on older surfaces & margins of lobes, with fine white soredia; undersides brown at edges, black toward center; CHEMISTRY: all reactions negative; FIELD ID may require a C test to medulla to rule out congeners

Similar Species

Other sorediate Punctelia have brown undersides & react KC+, C+ red in medullae

Related Rare Species

Punctelia appalachensis

Habitat

Montane mesic hardwood forests, on hardwood bark

Life History

Corticolous foliose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga (Trebouxia?)

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

5 August 2022