LICHALP

Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. subsp. parietina

Syn.: Lecanora rutilans Ach., Lichen parietinus L., Parmelia parietina (L.) Ach., Parmelia rutilans (Ach.) Ach., Physcia parietina (L.) De Not., Xanthoria ectanea (Ach.) Räsänen, Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. subsp. ectanea (Ach.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum, calciferous rocks, siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a common species, absent only from heavily polluted areas; mainly epiphytic, but sometimes present on calciferous or basic siliceous rocks; widespread throughout the Alps, with optimum in the submediterranean belt.