LICHALP

Micarea contexta Hedl.

Syn.: Catillaria contexta (Hedl.) Zahlbr.

Lichenised.

Substrate: lignum

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: mostly on wood in sheltered situations, such as in montane to subalpine woodlands; perhaps more widespread in the Alps.