LICHALP

Lempholemma elveloideum (Ach.) Zahlbr.

Syn.: Arnoldia cyathodes A. Massal., Collema cyathodes (A. Massal.) Nyl., Collema elveloideum Ach., Omphalaria helveloidea (Ach.) A. Massal. nom.illeg., Physma cyathodes (A. Massal.) Jatta, Plectopsora cyathodes (A. Massal.) A. Massal., Plectopsora elveloidea (Ach.) Zanfr.

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: a mainly temperate lichen found on steeply inclined faces of calcareous rocks, in seepage tracks, often with other cyanobacterial lichens.