LICHALP

Rinodina guzzinii Jatta

Syn.: Rinodina bischoffii (Hepp) A. Massal. var. ochrata J. Steiner, Rinodina controversa A. Massal. var. terricola Flagey, Rinodina miocenensis Flagey

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: an Irano-Turanian-Mediterranean species found on more or less horizontal, exposed surfaces of weakly calciferous rocks, most frequent in dry-warm areas below treeline, with a few records, mainly from the Southern and Western Alps.