LICHALP

Verrucaria hochstetteri Fr. subsp. hochstetteri var. hochstetteri

Syn.: Amphoridium hiascens auct. non (Ach.) A. Massal., Amphoridium hochstetteri (Fr.) A. Massal., Amphoridium hochstetteri (Fr.) A. Massal. f. obtecta Arnold [non Verrucaria obtecta Müll. Arg.], Verrucaria hiascens auct. non (Ach.) Hepp, Verrucaria hochstetteri Fr. f. papularis Rehm ex Servít; incl. Verrucaria hochstetteri Fr. var. crustosa (Arnold) Zahlbr.

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous 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: a variable species found on steeply inclined surfaces of compact limestone and dolomite in sheltered situations; widespread throughout the Alps.