LICHALP

Chrysothrix chlorina (Ach.) J.R. Laundon

Syn.: Calicium chlorinum (Ach.) Schaer. non auct. p.p., Crocynia chlorina (Ach.) Hue, Lepra chlorina (Ach.) DC., Lepraria chlorina (Ach.) Ach. ex Sm., Lichen chlorinus Ach., Pulveraria chlorina (Ach.) Ach.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

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 widespread lichen found in underhangs and crevices of siliceous rocks in shaded, humid situations; limited to areas with high air humidity, but with a wide altitudinal range.