LICHALP

Caloplaca emilii Vondrák, Khodos., Cl. Roux & V. Wirth

Syn.: Caloplaca areolata auct. p.p. non (Zahlbr.) Clauzade

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks

Altitudinal distribution: submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus)

Note: a species of the C. xerica-group (a secondary species of C. areolata) with a grey thallus, areoles with simple, globose blastidia produced along the edges, apothecia rather common, with discs in shades of orange-brown, and a grey thalline margin; on horizontal to slightly inclined rock faces of limestone outcrops in habitats with steppe-like conditions; widespread in the Mediterranean region, with several records from the Western Alps.