Ramalina capitata (Ach.) Nyl.
Syn.: Ramalina capitata (Ach.) Nyl. var. strepsilis (Ach.) Motyka, Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach. var. capitata Ach., Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach. subsp. capitata (Ach.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux, Ramalina strepsilis (Ach.) Zahlbr.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)
Note: on the top of exposed siliceous boulders frequently visited by birds.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Germany: Schwaben; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta;