LICHALP

Lecanora epanora (Ach.) Ach.

Syn.: Lichen epanorus Ach., Parmelia epanora (Ach.) Ach., Patellaria epanora (Ach.) Trevis.

Lichenised.

Substrate: metal-rich siliceous 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: a holarctic early coloniser of steeply inclined to underhanging surfaces of metal-rich metamorphic rocks, mostly in upland areas.