LICHALP

Lempholemma chalazanum (Ach.) B. de Lesd.

Syn.: Collema chalazanum Ach., Lempholemma franconicum (A. Massal.) Zahlbr., Physma chalazanum (Ach.) Arnold, Physma franconicum A. Massal.

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks, calciferous soil,

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a mainly temperate lichen found on soil in open dry grasslands, sometimes overgrowing bryophytes and plant debris, but also on walls; probably overlooked and perhaps more widespread in the Alps.