Distribution: Washington; Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah; British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Habitat: Arctic/alpine.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Thallus creamy white to pale brown, areolate, with black prothallus; Apothecia dark brown to black, embedded in areoles, 0.4-0.8 mm in diameter.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Bellemerea alpina in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Bellemerea alpina photos