LICHALP

Ochrolechia tartarea (L.) A. Massal.

Syn.: Lecanora tartarea (L.) Ach., Lichen tartareus L., Ochrolechia androgyna (Hoffm.) Arnold var. saxorum (Oeder) Verseghy non auct., Parmelia tartarea (L.) Ach., Pertusaria gyrocheila Nyl.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, living mosses

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) 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: on siliceous rocks and on thin soil layers in humid situations, mostly in upland areas. In the past the species was frequently confused with other taxa.