LICHALP

Placynthiella hyporhoda (Th. Fr.) Coppins & P. James

Syn.: Lecidea hyporhoda Th. Fr., Lecidea uliginosa (Schrad.) Ach. f. hyporhoda (Th. Fr.) Hedl., Saccomorpha hyporhoda (Th. Fr.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum,

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: on soil rich in heavy metals in upland areas; probably more widespread in the Alps, but overlooked