Montanelia sorediata (Ach.) Divakar, A. Crespo, Wedin & Essl.
Syn.: Imbricaria sorediata (Ach.) Arnold, Imbricaria sprengelii (Flörke) Körb., Melanelia sorediata (Ach.) Goward & Ahti, Melanelia sorediosa (Almb.) Essl., Parmelia sorediata (Ach.) Th. Fr., Parmelia sorediifera R. Sant., Parmelia sorediosa Almb., Parmelia sprengelii Flörke, Parmelia stygia (L.) Ach. var. sorediata Ach.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks, bark
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: on vertical seepage tracks of siliceous rocks, mostly in upland areas; widespread throughout the siliceous Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Uri; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Piemonte;