LICHALP

Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. subsp. kittilense (Räsänen) Ahti

Syn.: Rhizocarpon kittilense Räsänen, Rhizocarpon lindsayanum Räsänen subsp. kittilense (Räsänen) Runemark, Rhizocarpon olivetorum Räsänen, Rhizocarpon riparium Räsänen

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)

Note: on steeply inclined surfaces of siliceous rocks in rather sheltered and humid situations in upland areas.