LICHALP

Stenocybe pullatula (Ach.) Stein

Syn.: Calicium byssaceum Fr., Calicium pullatulum Ach., Stenocybe byssacea (Fr.) Körb.

Non- or doubtfully lichenised.

Substrate: bark

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: saprobic or parasitic on branches of Alnus, on decaying branches and trunks, especially along streams and lakes, usually associated with algal colonies, but most probably non-lichenised.