LICHALP

Ramalina sinensis Jatta

Syn.: Ramalina calicaris (L.) Fr. f. fibrillosa Th. Fr., Ramalina calicaris (L.) Fr. var. nervosa Nyl., Ramalina landroensis Zopf, Ramalina nervosa (Nyl.) Räsänen

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: on twigs of trees and shrubs in montane forests, this species is abundant in Picea obovata stands along rivers in Central Asia, but it is very rare in the Alps.