LICHALP

Dermatocarpon luridum (With.) J.R. Laundon

Syn.: Biatora lurida (With.) Fr., Dermatocarpon aquaticum Herre, Dermatocarpon fluviatile (Weber) Th. Fr., Dermatocarpon weberi (Ach.) W. Mann, Endocarpon aquaticum Chevall. nom.illeg., Endocarpon fluviatile (Weber) DC., Lichen luridus With., Schaereria lurida (With.) Gyeln.

Lichenised.

Substrate: , siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)

Note: a cool-temperate to subarctic-subalpine, probably circumpolar species found on periodically inundated siliceous rocks near creeks and brooks, or on steeply inclined, shaded faces with frequent water seepage.