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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: Hardwood ? pine forests, montane mesic hardwood forests

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Description

Areolate thallus covered in minute yellow isidia; FIELD ID: unmistakable, keying in on the fine, bright yellow isidia

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Hardwood – pine forests, montane mesic hardwood forests, on Acer, Betula, Carya & Quercus bark

Life History

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

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Mostly Southern Blue Ridge, also Ridge & Valley

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.

Tripp, E. A. & J. C. Lendemer. 2020. Field guide to the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

29 July 2022