Remarkable records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the Harz National Park (Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)

Some interesting results of lichenological surveys conducted mainly in 2012 in the Harz National Park, Germany are presented. Included are notes on distribution, ecology and taxonomy for 33 lichen-forming and seven lichenicolous taxa. Micarea nowakii is new to Germany. A total of 26 species are new to either Lower Saxony or Saxony-Anhalt; 25 species are new to the Harz National Park. Of all of the species reported, a total of 13 are listed as endangered in the recent German Red List of Lichens (categories GRL 1, 2 and 3).