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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 High Priority Species (SGCN): No

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Montane forests

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Description

Dull yellow-green, semi-glossy thallus of long, slightly ruffled lobes 1-4 mm wide, with sparse side-branches; coarsely granular, yellow-green marginal soralia forming along older lobes, often only on the lower side of the lobes; undersides tan, medulla white; chemistry: medulla K+ yellow, KC+ reddish orange, C-, PD- (a brew of caperatic, protolichesterinic, lichesterinic & secalonic acids)

Similar Species

A young Tuckermannopsis could be confused for this species, but it should have black marginal pycnidia

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Montane forests; substrates: mostly bark of hardwood trees & shrubs; 2 records on Pinus bark, 2 records on silicious rock

Life History

Corticolous foliose lichenized fungus, photobiont an alga in genus Trebouxia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Southern Blue Ridge

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Uncommon to fairly common

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

2 August 2022