LICHALP

Ionaspis suaveolens (Fr.) Th. Fr. ex Stein

Syn.: Aspicilia chrysophana Körb., Gyalecta suaveolens Fr., Ionaspis chrysophana (Körb.) Stein

Lichenised.

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 alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)

Note: on hard, compact, siliceous rocks in moist and rather shaded situations, mostly in upland areas.