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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: In forested and anthropogenic habitats on exposed wood or lumber

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Description

Pale to dark green, areolate thallus, the tiny pillowed areoles interspersed with discrete green mounded soralia; black apothecia often present, flat disks with gray or black rims, about the same size as soralia; CHEMISTRY: thallus KC+, C+ pink/red (gyrophoric acid); FIELD ID possible with a little experience

Similar Species

None

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

In forested & anthropogenic habitats; substrates: wood or bark of conifers, especially Pinus, Juniperus & Taxodium; wood & occasionally bark of hardwoods; often seen on fence rails, boardwalks, picnic tables, etc.

Life History

Lignicolous/corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga (possibly Chlorella or Pseudochlorella)

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Statewide

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Common to abundant

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

1 August 2022