Thermutis velutina (Ach.) Flot.
Syn.: Collema pannosum Hoffm., Collema velutinum (Ach.) Ach., Collema velutinum (Ach.) Ach. var. pannosum (Hoffm.) Rabenh., Gonionema velutinum (Ach.) Nyl., Lichen velutinus Ach.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists)
Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: on base-or mineral-rich siliceous rock, in sun-exposed seepage tracks with colonies of cyanobacteria, mostly in upland areas but usually below treeline.
Austria: ?Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Burgenland; Germany: Oberbayern; Switzerland: Bern; Glarus; Graubünden; St. Gallen; Schwyz; Ticino; Valais; France: Alpes-Maritimes; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Liguria;