Bryoria simplicior (Vain.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.

Syn.: Alectoria nidulifera Norrl. f. simplicior Vain., Alectoria simplicior (Vain.) Lynge
Lichenised.
Substrate: 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: a boreal-montane, circumpolar lichen found on isolated conifers; to be looked for further throughout the Alps.
Austria: Tirol; Switzerland: Valais; Italy: Trentino Alto Adige; Valle d'Aosta;