LICHALP

Miriquidica garovaglii (Schaer.) Hertel & Rambold

Syn.: Lecidea aenea (Fr.) Nyl., Lecidea aenea (Fr.) Nyl. var. garovaglii (Schaer.) Jatta, Lecidea atrobrunnea (DC.) Schaer. var. garovaglii (Schaer.) Jatta, Lecidea garovaglii Schaer., Lecidea glacialis Lynge, Parmelia aenea Fr., Parmelia garovaglii (Schaer.) Fr., Psora garovaglii (Schaer.) Anzi

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)

Note: a circumpolar, arctic-alpine species found on mineral-rich rocks wetted by rain in wind-exposed situations, such as on peaks and windy ridges, usually near or above treeline; widespread throughout the siliceous Alps.