LICHALP

Rhizocarpon oederi (Ach.) Körb.

Syn.: Lecidea oederi Ach., Lichen oederi Weber nom.illeg., Lichen koenigii Retz.

Lichenised.

Substrate: metal-rich siliceous rocks, siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a mainly cool-temperate species with a wide but scattered distribution, found on metal-rich siliceous rocks, mostly at low elevations.