LICHALP

Cladonia rei Schaer.

Syn.: Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr. var. nemoxyna (Ach.) Coem., Cladonia nemoxyna (Ach.) Arnold

Lichenised.

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

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: a mainly temperate, probably holarctic species found on mineral clay and base-rich soil, mostly in slightly disturbed habitats such as track sides and clearings of open forests and heaths.