Image of farinose cartilage lichen

Description:

Slo.: ? Habitat: A group of trees in an alpine meadow close to mixed wood-side, flat ground, air humidity medium to high, partly protected from direct rain, in shadow of the tree canopy otherwise sunny, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, 6-8 average temperature degC, 1.8 m above ground, altitude 960 m (3.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: bark of Salix sp. branches and trunk. Ch.: cortex K+ yellow, Soralia K+ yellow