Rinodina castanomelodes H. Mayrhofer & Poelt
Syn.: Rinodina bischoffii (Hepp) A.Massal. subsp. castanomelodes (H. Mayrhofer & Poelt) Cl. Roux, Rinodina bischoffii (Hepp) A. Massal. var. castanomelodes (H. Mayrhofer & Poelt) Giralt & Llimona
Lichenised.
Substrate: calciferous rocks, intermediate rocks (such as calciferous schists)
Altitudinal range: from the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: on limestone, marl and calcareous schists in upland areas; widespread throughout the Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Germany: Oberbayern; Schwaben; Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Schwyz; Ticino; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta;