Stereocaulon glareosum is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.
Habitat and distribution In Nepal, Stereocaulon glareosum has been reported from 4,200 to 4,400 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range extends above the tree line used in the study.
Ecology Stereocaulon glareosum is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species:
Arthonia stereocaulina Cercidospora stereocaulorum Endococcus nanellus Lasiosphaeriopsis stereocaulicola Lichenosticta dombrocskae Merismatium decolorans Polycoccum trypethelioides Rhymbocarpus stereocaulorum Scutula stereocaulorum Taeniolella christiansenii
References Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X