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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G2G4

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: High-elevation rocky balds

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Description

Whitish thallus of branching stalks covered in granular phyllocladia, looking like pale, lumpy fingers branching at tips, entire stalks 1 cm or taller; chemistry: thallus KC+ pink (lobaric acid)

Similar Species

Stereocaulon dactylophyllum is similar, but is K+ yellow

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

High-elevation rocky balds, on silicious rock

Life History

Saxicolous fruticose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga in 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

30 July 2022