| Status of species |
A rare species. Registered in the Red Data Book of Estonia and in the
Lists of endangered lichens species in Finland, Poland and Austria. |
| Distribution |
Central part of Latvia. |
| Habitat |
In peat bogs on well illuminated vertical peat surfaces. |
| Occurance |
In some sites larger groups are formed on peat. |
| Reproduction |
By spores and soredia. |
| Changes in number and distribution |
Found for the first time in Latvia in Baloži, Priedaine and vicinity
of Sloka (K. Miške, 1939). Its development is negatively affected by pollution
and human activity (peat excavation). |
| Existing protection |
Red Data Book of Latvia, 1992 |
| Suggestions for study |
Lichen biology and dynamics of population development should be studied. |