LICHALP

Lichinella stipatula Nyl.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists), calciferous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a holarctic lichen found on steeply inclined, sun-exposed seepage tracks of slightly calciferous or basic siliceous rocks, often overgrowing other lichens; certainly more widespread in the Alps, especially in dry-warm areas.