LICHALP

Verrucaria murorum (A. Massal.) Lindau

Syn.: Lithocia murorum (A. Massal.) Arnold, Thrombium murorum 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 subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a calcicolous species belonging to the V. macrostoma-complex, with scattered records from the Alps.