LICHALP

Rhizocarpon carpaticum Runemark

Syn.: Rhizocarpon intermediellum Räsänen subsp. carpaticum (Runemark) Clauzade & Cl. Roux

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, metal-rich siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) 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: on siliceous rocks in underhangs protected from rain in cold sites with frequent fog, with optimum near or above treeline.