LICHALP

Verrucaria tabacina (A. Massal.) Trevis.

Syn.: Lithocia tabacina 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 species of calcareous rocks reported from several localities in Central Europe; it has been frequently considered as a synonym of V. nigrescens and its distribution is therefore poorly known.