LICHALP

Lecidea sudetica Körb.

Syn.: Lecidea alboflava (Körb.) Arnold, Lecidea virescens Müll. Arg., Lecidella alboflava Körb.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) 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 silicicolous species reported from several localities in the Alps and in Central Europe, with optimum in upland areas; with a few scattered records from the Alps.