Bunodophoron melanocarpum (Sw.) Wedin

Syn.: Lichen melanocarpus Sw., Sphaerophorus compressus Ach., Sphaerophorus melanocarpus (Sw.) DC.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks, acidic soil (mostly on siliceous substrata), bark
Altitudinal distribution: montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)
Note: a humid subtropical to mild-temperate species found on mossy bark and rocks in very moist forests; rare and probably declining in the Alps.
Austria: Tirol; Kärnten; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Germany: Oberbayern; Switzerland: Bern; Schwyz; Uri; Italy: Lombardia; Piemonte;