LICHALP

Acarospora nitrophila H. Magn. subsp. praeruptorum (H. Magn.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux

Syn.: Acarospora nitrophila H. Magn. var. praeruptorum (H. Magn.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux, Acarospora praeruptorum H. Magn.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

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: in the checklist of Italy (Nimis 2016) this taxon is subsumed under A. nitrophila.