LICHALP

Rinodina orculata Poelt & M. Steiner

Syn.: Rinodina exigua (Ach.) Gray var. corticicola Anzi, Rinodina trevisanii auct. non (Hepp) Körb.

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum

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 the bark of conifers and subalpine shrubs, especially common on Rhododendron, mostly near treeline; widespread throughout the Alps.