LICHALP

Parmelia serrana A. Crespo, M.C. Molina & D. Hawksw.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, bark

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: this recently described species, which is morphologically very similar to P. saxatilis, seems to be widespread in Southern Europe, especially in areas with a subcontinental climate; its distribution in the Alps is poorly known, as in the past it was not distinguished from P. saxatilis.