LICHALP

Biatora subgilva (Arnold) Hinteregger

Syn.: Biatora vernalis (L.) Fr. f. subgilva (Arnold) Arnold, Biatora vernalis (L.) Fr. var. subgilva Arnold, Lecidea vernalis (L.) Ach. f. subgilva (Arnold) Zahlbr.

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark

Altitudinal distribution: subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a rare species growing on old, decaying branches and stems of Rhododendron in areas with siliceous substrata; in the study area it is so far known only from the Eastern Alps (Austria, Italy).