Physcia biziana (A. Massal.) Zahlbr. var. biziana

Syn.: Physcia ragusana Zahlbr., Squamaria biziana A. Massal.
Lichenised.
Substrate: bark
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 Mediterranean to mild-temperate species found on isolated trees at low altitudes; most common at low elevations in the Western and Southern Alps.
Austria: Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Drôme; Isère; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;