LICHALP

Verrucaria elevata (Nyl.) Zschacke

Syn.: Lithocia viridula (Schrad.) A. Massal. var. elevata Nyl.

Lichenised. Poorly known taxon.

Substrate: siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: most frequent on calciferous schists, superficially resembling V. macrostoma; reported from a few localities in Central Europe and the Alps.