Syn.: Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach., P. trichotera Hue, P. coniocarpa Laurer, nom. illeg., Parmotrema chinense (Osbeck) Hale & Ahti

Epiphytic on well-lit bark, either in forests or more usually in exposed conditions.

Belgium: Mar.: AR, Fl.: RR, Brab.: AR→R, Mosan: AR, Ard.: AR, Lorr.: AR.

Luxembourg: Ard.: RRR, Lorr.: R.

France: Mar.: RR, Boul.: AR, Pic.: AR.

Lit.: Boul.: 71, Ho: 184, L4: 19, La66: 443-444, Barkman (1990: 13, 15).