LICHALP

Caloplaca crenularia (With.) J.R. Laundon var. contigua (A. Massal.) ined. (provisionally placed here, ICN Art. 36.1b)

Syn.: Caloplaca festiva (Ach.) Zwackh var. contigua (A. Massal.) H. Olivier, Caloplaca squamulosa sensu Ozenda & Clauzade non (Wedd.) B. de Lesd.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a taxon belonging to a polymorphic complex, hitherto reported only from the Western Alps. See also note on the typical variety.