LICHALP

Nephroma expallidum (Nyl.) Nyl.

Syn.: Nephromium expallidum Nyl.

Lichenised.

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

Altitudinal range: from the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)

Note: an arctic-alpine species found on soil and amongst bryophytes over siliceous substrata, near or above treeline; exceptionally reaching the nival belt in the Alps.