LICHALP

Rimularia gibbosa (Ach.) Coppins, Hertel & Rambold

Syn.: Aspicilia bockii (Fr.) Boistel, Lecanora bockii (Fr.) Rabenh., Lecanora grimseleana A. Massal., Mosigia gibbosa (Ach.) A. Massal., Pyrenula gibbosa Ach.

Lichenised.

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: on steeply inclined surfaces of mineral-rich to basic siliceous rocks wetted by rain, often in seepage tracks, usually in upland areas. The species often produces both apothecia and soredia.