Habitat and Substrate: Open to shaded areas along the northeastern coast, on sandy soil.
Rhode Island Status: Uncommon.
Pollution Tolerance: Unknown.
Collection Site(s): Queen River, Exeter (#5006); Chepachet Cemetery, Glocester (#5095); Headwaters of Wood River, West Greenwich (#5125); Pawtucket River Pine Barrens, Richmond (#5294).
Notes: Previously reported in Rhode Island by Ahti (1961).
Flenniken, Don. 2003. Rhode Island's Foliose and Fruticose Lichens with Emphasis on the Nature Conservancy Preserves and Related Lands. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, RI.
