LICHALP

Micarea lignaria (Ach.) Hedl. var. endoleuca (Leight.) Coppins

Syn.: Lecidea milliaria Fr. var. endoleuca Leight.

Lichenised.

Substrate: living mosses, lignum, bark

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: although sometimes sympatric with the typical variety, this taxon is restricted to very humid areas at lower altitudes; from the Alps there are only a few scattered records.