Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus)
Note: a mild-temperate lichen found on acid bark of conifers and broad-leaved trees in open, humid and warm woodlands, reported only from the base of the Western Alps.