Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl.
Syn.: Imbricaria physodes (L.) DC., Lichen physodes L., Parmelia physodes (L.) Ach., Parmelia physodes (L.) Ach. var. labrosa Ach., Parmelia physodes (L.) Ach. var. platyphylla Ach.
Lichenised.
Substrate: bark, lignum, plant debris, siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)
Note: a widespread holarctic lichen, common throughout the Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Oberösterreich; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Burgenland; Germany: Oberbayern; Schwaben; Switzerland: Bern; Fribourg; Glarus; Graubünden; Luzern; St. Gallen; Schwyz; Ticino; Uri; Unterwalden; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Drôme; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia; Trnovsky Gozd; Liechtenstein
