LICHALP

Xalocoa ocellata (Fr.) Kraichak, Lücking & Lumbsch

Syn.: Diploschistes ocellatus (Fr.) Norman, Lecanora villarsii Ach., Parmelia ocellata Fr., Urceolaria ocellata (Fr.) DC., Urceolaria villarsii (Ach.) Boistel

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 mild-temperate to Mediterranean lichen found on limestone, dolomite and calciferous sandstone, more rarely on soil; apparently more frequent in the Southern and Western Alps.