Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. subsp. tinei (Tornab.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux

Syn.: Lecidea tinei Tornab., Rhizocarpon tinei (Tornab.) Runemark
Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: on siliceous rocks; most common in the Mediterranean mountains, but also found in the Alps in dry-warm areas.
France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Haute-Savoie; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;