LICHALP

Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach.

Syn.: Lichen calicaris L. var. polymorphus Lilj., Ramalina grappae Sambo, Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach. var. ligulata (Ach.) Ach.

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 alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)

Note: on the top of isolated siliceous boulders manured by birds, e.g. in grasslands and pastures, common only wherever suitable substrata are present.