Ophioparma ventosa (L.) Norman var. ventosa

Syn.: Haematomma ventosum (L.) A. Massal., Lecanora ventosa (L.) Ach., Lepadolemma ventosum (L.) Trevis., Lichen ventosus L., Zeora ventosa (L.) Flot.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: an arctic-alpine circumpolar lichen found on steeply inclined surfaces of siliceous rocks in wind-exposed situations, with optimum above treeline; widespread throughout the siliceous Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Luzern; Ticino; Uri; Vaud; Valais; France: Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta;