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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: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Edges of outcrops, roadsides

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Description

Pale gray, minutely lumpy to granular primary thallus; podetia vary in height, appearing inflated, with smooth, rounded tops & a small brown tip at apex; podetia occasionally branched or with multiple brown tips; FIELD ID: thalli are variable, but if podetia are well developed, this species is unmistakable

Similar Species

Cladonia have a primary thallus made up of squamules, & tips of podetia rarely rounded with brown tips (C. caroliniana can be slightly similar, but it has no primary thallus & multiple short pale bumps or thorns at tips of podetia)

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Soil & gravel at edges of silicious rock outcrops; soil & gravel of roadsides

Life History

Terricolous fruticose lichenized fungus, photobiont a unicellular green alga (Trebouxia?)

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Cumberland Plateau, Piedmont & upper Coastal Plain

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.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

5 August 2022