Tall and thin apothecia with a rusty-brown pruina in the upper part are typical characters of this species. The lichen grows usually on a standing wood and stumps of conifers (especially spruces) but may appear also on wood of deciduous trees and on spruce bark. It prefers shady microhabitats in old-growth boreal forests. The species is very rare in central Europe, so far known in only a few mountains localities. In the Czech Republic, it has been recorded only recently, on spruce bases in the forests at the foot of Mt Sněžka in the Krkonoše Mts.
Literature: Palice Z., Malíček J., Peksa O. & Vondrák J. (2018): New remarkable records and range extensions in the central European lichen biota. – Herzogia 31: 518–534.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lichinomycetes → Coniocybales → Coniocybaceae → Chaenotheca
Red List (Malíček 2023):C1 – critically endangered
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
All records: 2, confirmed 2. One click on a selected square displays particular record(s), including their source(s).