LICHALP

Schadonia alpina Körb.

Syn.: Bombyliospora gemella Anzi, Lopadium gemellum (Anzi) Jatta

Lichenised.

Substrate: plant debris, acidic soil (mostly on siliceous substrata)

Altitudinal range: from the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)

Note: a mainly arctic-alpine species found on soil and moribund bryophytes over siliceous substrata, with a few scattered records from the Alps.