A Nordic species of hard siliceous rocks and boulder screes. In central Europe, it is probably a glacial relict, for example in the Alps it is very rare. However, the range of A. centrifuga is extensive. The species is distributed from arctic to boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Czech Republic, it has been currently reported from the ridges of the Krkonoše Mts and from the mountain Luč in the south-west part of the Šumava Mts. Furthermore, it occurs just beyond the borders, on the southern slope of the mountain Trojmezná in the Bavarian Forest. Historically, it has been recorded also in the mountain Ještěd and from the Černostudniční hřbet ridge near Tanvald.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lecanoromycetes → Lecanorales → Parmeliaceae → Arctoparmelia
Red List (Liška & Palice 2010):CR – critically endangered
Red List (Malíček 2023):C1 – critically endangered
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
All records: 7, confirmed 5. One click on a selected square displays particular record(s), including their source(s).