Syn.: Physcia adglutinata (Flörke) Nyl., P. elaeina auct., non (Wahlenb.) A. L. Sm.

Corticolous, on roadside trees (Gingko biloba, Salix, Tilia, Ulmus), rarely saxicolous, on limestone outcrops, on brick or sandstone walls, or on gravestones, in nitrophilous conditions.

Belgium: Mar.: R, Fl.: RR, Brab.: RRR, Mosan: RR, Ard.: RR.

Luxembourg: Ard.: RR, Lorr.: RR.

France: Mar.: RR, Boul.: RR, Pic.: RRR, Lorr.: RRR.

Lit.: Boul.: 69, Ho: 132, 577, La66: 483, NL84: 14, NL97: 49, WS: 51, 101, Barkman (1990: 14-15).