Physconia distorta (With.) J.R. Laundon
Syn.: Lichen distortus With., Physcia pulverulenta auct. non (Wahlenb.) Fürnrh., Physconia distorta (With.) J.R. Laundon f. subvenusta (Nyl.) J.Nowak, Physconia pulverulacea Moberg, Physconia pulverulenta (Wahlenb.) Poelt
Lichenised.
Substrate: bark, lignum
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)
Note: a Mediterranean to temperate lichen of isolated trees, rare only in truly Mediterranean vegetation and in polluted areas, most frequent below the montane belt; widespread throughout the Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Oberösterreich; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Burgenland; Germany: Oberbayern; Schwaben; Switzerland: Appenzell; Bern; Fribourg; Glarus; Graubünden; Luzern; St. Gallen; Schwyz; Ticino; Uri; Unterwalden; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Drôme; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia; Trnovsky Gozd; Liechtenstein