LICHALP

Lecanora expallens Ach.

Syn.: Lecanora conizaea (Ach.) Nyl., Lecanora expallens Ach. var. conizaea Ach., Lecanora foehrensis Erichsen, Lecidea soraliata Vain.

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a mainly temperate species found on acid, generally rough bark, especially abundant on Quercus in open woodlands, sometimes on lignum; widespread and often common throughout the Alps.