LICHALP

Caloplaca cerinoides (Anzi) Jatta

Syn.: Placodium cerinoides Anzi

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists)

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 poorly understood species of base-rich siliceous rocks, especially basalt. Earlier Italian records (none from the Alps) most likely refer to C. thracopontica Vondrák & Šoun, while C. cerinoides could prove to be a synonym of C. atroflava.