Physcia albinea (Ach.) Nyl.

Syn.: Lichen alboniger Schleich., Parmelia albinea Ach., Physcia albonigra (Schleich.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth., Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl. subsp. albinea (Ach.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux
Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
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 basic siliceous rocks, certainly rare and doubtfully distinct from Ph. stellaris.
Austria: Tirol; Salzburg; Steiermark; Switzerland: Graubünden; Ticino; Uri; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Haute-Savoie; Var; Italy: Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;