LICHALP

Rhizocarpon simillimum (Anzi) Lettau

Syn.: Buellia simillima Anzi, Catocarpus simillimus (Anzi) Arnold, Rhizocarpon atroalbum (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Rhizocarpon sublestum (Nyl.) Zahlbr.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous 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: on steeply inclined surfaces of siliceous, base-rich or slightly calciferous rocks in upland areas.