LICHALP

Psorotichia diffracta (Nyl.) Forssell

Syn.: Collema diffractum Nyl., Collemopsis diffracta (Nyl.) Nyl. ex Lamy

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks

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: on sun-exposed seepage tracks of calcareous rocks; overlooked, and perhaps more widespread in the Alps.