LICHALP

Sarcogyne regularis Körb. var. platycarpoides (Anzi) N.S. Golubk.

Syn.: Biatorella platycarpoides (Anzi) Th. Fr., Sarcogyne platycarpoides Anzi, Sarcogyne pruinosa auct. var. platycarpoides (Anzi) H. Magn.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists), calciferous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)

Note: this is one of the several morphs of S. regularis s.lat. which are worthy of a molecular study. It is an interesting taxon, most common on dolomitic pebbles above treeline, and it might be more widespread in the Alps.