Parmelina quercina (Willd.) Hale

Syn.: Lichen quercinus Willd., Parmelia quercina (Willd.) Vain.
Lichenised.
Substrate: bark
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: a mild-temperate lichen found on isolated, mostly broad-leaved trees. See also note on P. carporrhizans.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Oberösterreich; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Germany: Schwaben; Switzerland: Bern; Glarus; Graubünden; Luzern; St. Gallen; Schwyz; Ticino; Uri; Unterwalden; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Alpes-Maritimes; Drôme; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Vaucluse; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia; Liechtenstein