LICHALP

Cladonia decorticata (Flörke) Spreng.

Syn.: Capitularia decorticata Flörke

Lichenised.

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

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: an arctic-alpine to boreal-montane, circumpolar species found on mineral, more rarely on organic soil and rotting wood in open habitats, restricted to siliceous areas.