LICHALP

Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd.

Syn.: Cladonia alcicornis (Lightf.) Fr., Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd. var. alcicornis (Lightf.) Schaer., Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd. var. damicornis (Ach.) Th. Fr., Lichen foliaceus Huds.

Lichenised.

Substrate: acidic soil (mostly on siliceous substrata)

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a mild-temperate lichen, an ecological vicariant of C. convoluta on more or less acid, but often base-rich ground. See also note on C. convoluta.