LICHALP

Peltigera venosa (L.) Hoffm.

Syn.: Lichen venosus L., Peltidea venosa (L.) Ach.

Lichenised.

Substrate: acidic soil (mostly on siliceous substrata), calciferous soil

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: an arctic-alpine to boreal-montane, circumpolar lichen found on soil rich in humus in cold-humid sites near and above treeline; widespread throughout the siliceous Alps.