LICHALP

Protoparmeliopsis muralis (Schreb.) M. Choisy var. subcartilaginea (A. Massal. ex Poelt) ined. (provisionally placed here, ICN Art. 36.1b)

Syn.: Lecanora muralis (Schreb.) Rabenh. var. subcartilaginea A. Massal. ex Poelt

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron) 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 horizontal to weakly inclined surfaces of siliceous rocks in upland areas.