Ricasolia amplissima (Scop.) De Not. - chloromorph

Syn.: Lichen amplissimus Scop., Lobaria amplissima (Scop.) Forssell, Lobaria glomulifera (Lightf.) Hoffm., Lobaria laciniata (Huds.) Vain., Parmelia amplissima (Scop.) Schaer., Parmelia glomulifera (Ligthf.) Ach., Ricasolia glomulifera (Ligthf.) Nyl., Sticta amplissima (Scop.) Rabenh., Sticta glomulifera (Lightf.) Delise
Lichenised.
Substrate: bark, living mosses
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)
Note: a mild-temperate species found on old, isolated deciduous trees in humid areas with high rainfall.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Oberösterreich; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Germany: Oberbayern; Schwaben; Switzerland: Bern; Fribourg; Graubünden; Schwyz; Ticino; Uri; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-Maritimes; Drôme; Savoie; Var; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Valle d'Aosta; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia; Trnovsky Gozd;