Rhizocarpon effiguratum (Anzi) Th. Fr.

Syn.: Buellia effigurata Anzi, Catocarpus anzianus Müll. Arg., Lecidea effigurata (Anzi) Stizenb., Rhizocarpon sphaericum (Schaer.) Mig.; incl. Rhizocarpon italicum Räsänen
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: a weak competitor found under overhanging or vertical surfaces of siliceous rocks protected from rain in upland areas, on the thalli of Pleopsidium-species.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Ticino; Uri; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta;