Cladonia polycarpoides Nyl.
Syn.: Cladonia subcariosa auct.
Lichenised.
Substrate: calciferous soil, acidic soil (mostly on siliceous substrata)
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 lichen found on calcareous mineral soil in open grasslands and on soil pockets on large isolated boulders.
Austria: Kärnten; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Ticino; Vaud; France: Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;
