Pleopsidium chlorophanum (Wahlenb.) Zopf
Syn.: Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal., Gussonea chlorophana (Wahlenb.) Tornab., Parmelia chlorophana Wahlenb., Pleopsidium flavum (Bellardi) Körb. var. chlorophanum (Wahlenb.) Körb.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks, metal-rich siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the nival belt (above the lower limit of perennial snow and glaciers)
Note: an arctic-alpine, bipolar lichen found on vertical or underhanging surfaces of often metal-rich siliceous rocks in exposed situations with optimum above treeline.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Bern; Graubünden; Ticino; Uri; Valais; France: Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Savoie; Haute-Savoie; Italy: Friuli; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia;
