LICHALP

Alyxoria mougeotii (A. Massal.) Ertz, Frisch & G. Thor

Syn.: Opegrapha leightonii Cromb. ex Nyl., Opegrapha mougeotii A. Massal.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: calciferous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: on steeply inclined surfaces of calcareous or base-rich siliceous substrata (limestone, calcareous sandstone, roofing tiles), in areas with mild winters, below the montane belt; related to A. varia.