LICHALP

Anema decipiens (A. Massal.) Forssell

Syn.: Collema decipiens (A. Massal.) Nyl., Omphalaria decipiens A. Massal., Thyrea decipiens (A. Massal.) A. Massal.

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists)

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: on steeply inclined, sunny surfaces of calcareous rocks (mainly limestone, but also calciferous schists and sandstone) with periodical water seepage after rain, below the alpine belt.