The ecology and geographical distribution of Lopharia spadicea in Czechoslovakia is shown with 135 known localities. The species is rare in Bohemia, northern Moravia, and northern Slovakia but common in southern Slovakia. It grows as a saprophyte on dead branches and trunks, mostly of broadleaf trees such as oaks, acacias, and beeches. Although concentrated in warm areas, it is also found in microclimatically warm and dry sites, qualifying it as a xerophyte.
Kotlaba F. (1986): Ecology and distribution of Lopharia spadicea (Aphyllophorales) in Czechoslovakia. – Česká Mykologie 40(4): 223–233.
