Seirophora contortuplicata (Ach.) Frödén

Syn.: Caloplaca elegans (Link) Th. Fr. var. caespitosa (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr., Parmelia contortuplicata Ach., Teloschistes contortuplicatus (Ach.) Clauzade & Rondon, Xanthoria contortuplicata (Ach.) Boistel
Lichenised.
Substrate: calciferous rocks, calciferous soil
Altitudinal range: from the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies) 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 south-facing surfaces protected from rain (e.g. under overhangs) of calciferous rocks.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Steiermark; Switzerland: Graubünden; Vaud; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Savoie; Vaucluse; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria; Slovenia: Alpine and Pre-Alpine Slovenia;