LICHALP

Caloplaca atroflava (Turner) Mong.

Syn.: Caloplaca atroflava (Turner) Mong. var. submersa (Nyl.) H. Magn., Caloplaca ferruginea (Huds.) Th. Fr. var. obscura Th. Fr., Caloplaca turneriana (Ach.) H. Olivier, Lecidea atroflava Turner, Placodium atroflavum (Turner) A.L. Sm., Placodium turnerianum (Ach.) A.L. Sm.

Lichenised.

Substrate:

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: a rather southern species in Europe, found on base-rich or eutrophicated siliceous rocks, especially basalt, sometimes periodically submerged in Mediterranean creeks and rivulets; rare in the Alps, with a scattered distribution.