LICHALP

Verrucaria apomelaena (A. Massal.) Hepp

Syn.: Lithocia apomelaena A. Massal.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: calciferous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a rather poorly known species found both on limestone and on calciferous sandstone.