LICHALP

Xanthoparmelia tinctina (Maheu & A. Gillet) Hale

Syn.: Parmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Ach. subsp. tinctina (Maheu & A. Gillet) Clauzade & Cl. Roux, Parmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Ach. var. isidiosa Nyl., Parmelia tinctina Maheu & A. Gillet, Parmelia tokajensis Gyeln.

Lichenised.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus)

Note: a mainly southern species found on siliceous rocks (including serpentine) in sunny situations, common in the Mediterranean belt, but also occurring in dry-warm Alpine valleys.