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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G4G5

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: Mesic hardwood forests and swamps

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Description

Green, yellow-tan or buffy-orange thallus, continuous, smooth; perithecia in groups, immersed, visible as black ostiole or occasionally with a small ring of black exciple exposed, tissue around ostioles usually a contrasting pale tan, buff or yellow; FIELD ID possible with a little experience (see Similar Species)

Similar Species

Bathelium carolinianum can resemble this species superficially, but usually has straight-sided raised groups of perithecia colored brown, and a green to brown thallus

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Mesic hardwood forests & swamps; substrates: hardwood bark: 36% Ilex, 24% Quercus, 7% Prunus, 6% Acer & 26% other hardwoods or unknowns; 2 records on Pinus bark

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont an alga in genus Trentepohlia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Statewide

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

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