Parmelia omphalodes (L.) Ach. subsp. omphalodes

Syn.: Imbricaria saxatilis (L.) Körb. var. omphalodes (L.) Körb., Lichen omphalodes L., Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach. var. omphalodes (L.) Fr.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks, bark, living mosses
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: an arctic-alpine, circumpolar lichen found on rocks, epilithic bryophytes, more rarely on soil, mostly near or above treeline; widespread throughout the Alps; several records could refer to the other subspecies.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Luzern; Schwyz; Ticino; Uri; Vaud; Valais; France: Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia;