LICHALP

Chaenotheca furfuracea (L.) Tibell

Syn.: Calicium capitellatum Ach., Calicium furfuraceum (L.) Pers., Coniocybe furfuracea (L.) Ach., Mucor furfuraceus L.

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum, plant debris, siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a holarctic lichen found beneath overhanging faces protected from rain, especially in forests, often on exposed roots, but rather indifferent to the substrata (also found on siliceous rocks and lignum); widespread throughout the Alps.