LICHALP

Caloplaca chrysophthalma Degel.

Syn.: Solitaria chrysophthalma (Degel.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén

Lichenised.

Substrate: bark, lignum

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: a rare mild-temperate lichen found on base-rich bark of isolated trees (e.g. Populus, Juglans and Fraxinus).