Xanthoparmelia protomatrae (Gyeln.) Hale

Syn.: Parmelia protomatrae Gyeln., Xanthoparmelia somloensis (Gyeln.) Hale var. protomatrae (Gyeln.) R. Sant.
Lichenised.
Substrate: siliceous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) 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 weathered siliceous rocks, mostly near the ground; apparently more frequent in the Southern and Western Alps.
Austria: Tirol; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Haute-Alpes; Alpes-Maritimes; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Valle d'Aosta; Liguria;