LICHALP

Buellia dispersa (A. Massal.) A. Massal.

Syn.: Buellia dispersa (A. Massal.) A. Massal. var. cinerascens Bagl. Buellia duartei Samp., Buellia italica A. Massal. var. tumida A. Massal., Buellia squamulata (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Buellia tergestina J. Steiner & Zahlbr., Buellia tumida (A. Massal.) Bagl., Catolechia maritima A.Massal. var. dispersa A. Massal., Lecidea squamulata Nyl.

Lichenised.

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

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) 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: a xeric subtropical to mild-temperate lichen of base-rich or slightly lime-containing siliceous rocks in warm-dry situations, present both in the Mediterranean area and in dry valleys of the Alps.