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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: Small-stream swamp forest, maritime forest

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Description

Whitish to gray thallus verruculose, continuous; apothecia on thick, short columns the width of the disk, black with a pale rim, disk a powdery mazaedium; MICROSCOPY: spores brown, 4-celled, about 12.5 x 5.5 µm; chemistry: thallus UV+ yellow (lichexanthone); FIELD ID possible with a field UV test & careful study

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Small-stream swamp forest, maritime forest, on hardwood bark: Quercus, Nyssa

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga in Trentepohlia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Lower Coastal Plain, in southeast corner of state

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.

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 Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.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

5 August 2022