LICHALP

Acarospora helvetica H. Magn.

Syn.: Acarospora intermedia H. Magn.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: 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 subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a taxon based on a type from the Alps; according to Roux it is different from A. complanata.