LICHALP

Peltigera leucophlebia (Nyl.) Gyeln.

Syn.: Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. var. leucophlebia Nyl., Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. var. variolosa A. Massal., Peltigera variolosa (A. Massal.) Gyeln., Peltigera vrangiana Gyeln.

Lichenised.

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

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: this is the vicariant of P. aphthosa on more or less calcareous substrata in upland areas, most common in the beech belt; widespread and rather common throughout the Alps.