Orphniospora moriopsis (A. Massal.) D. Hawksw.

Orphniospora moriopsis (A. Massal.) D. Hawksw.

Syn.: Buellia atrata (Sm.) Anzi, Buellia coracina Körb., Buellia moriopsis (A. Massal.) Th. Fr., Buellia subtenebrosa Malme, Catolechia moriopsis A. Massal., Lecanora coracina (Hoffm.) Hepp, Orphniospora atrata (Sm.) Poelt, Sporastatia testudinea (Ach.) A. Massal. var. coracina (Hoffm.) Bagl. & Carestia

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)

Note: an arctic-alpine circumpolar lichen found on inclined surfaces of hard siliceous rocks in cold habitats near or above treeline.

Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Germany: Schwaben; Switzerland: Graubünden; Valais; France: Alpes-Maritimes; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte;

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