LICHALP

Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann var. miniatum

Syn.: Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann var. aetneum (Tornab.) Zahlbr., Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann var. imbricatum (A. Massal.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth., Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W. Mann var. umbilicatum (Schaer.) Vain., Endocarpon miniatum (L.) P. Gaertn., G. Mey. & Scherb., Endocarpon miniatum (L.) P. Gaertn., G. Mey. & Scherb. var. aetneum Tornab., Endocarpon miniatum (L.) P. Gaertn., G. Mey. & Scherb. var. imbricatum A. Massal., Lichen miniatus L.

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists)

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) 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: on more or less calciferous and on basic siliceous rocks, from calcareous schists to limestone and dolomite, especially on steeply inclined to underhanging surfaces, and in rain-tracks, with a wide altitudinal range; widespread throughout the Alps.