LICHALP

Pyrenopsis subareolata Nyl.

Syn.: Cryptothele rhodosticta auct. non (Taylor) Henssen, Pyrenopsis fuscatula Nyl., Pyrenopsis rhodosticta auct. non (Taylor) Müll. Arg., Pyrenopsis rocaltensis Couderc

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: on siliceous rocks with prolonged water seepage after rain; apparently more common in the Western and Southern Alps, but perhaps overlooked or confused with other species elsewhere.