LICHALP

Lecanora variolascens Nyl.

Syn.: ?Lecanora bavarica Poelt, Lecanora subfusca (L.) Ach. var. variolosa Körb.

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: mostly found at the base of trunks of isolated deciduous trees; so far only reported from a few localities in the Alps, but perhaps overlooked, being mostly sterile.