LICHALP

Lempholemma intricatum (Arnold) Zahlbr.

Syn.: Leciophysma fennicum Räsänen, Lempholemma fennicum (Räsänen) Degel., Omphalaria intricata Arnold, Synalissa intricata (Arnold) Nyl.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, calciferous 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: on steeply inclined calcareous or basic siliceous rocks in seepage tracks, mostly in humid areas; perhaps more widespread in the Alps.