LICHALP

Lecanora allophana (Ach.) Nyl. f. sorediata 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: this taxon was sometimes considered as a synonym of L. impudens, which, however has a different chemistry; its distribution in the Alps is difficult to assess, since it was not always distinguished.