LICHALP

Caloplaca granulosa (Müll. Arg.) J. Steiner

Syn.: Amphiloma granulosum Müll. Arg., Flavoplaca granulosa (Müll. Arg.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Placodium granulosum (Müll. Arg.) Hepp

Lichenised.

Substrate: calciferous rocks, siliceous rocks

Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a mild-temperate lichen found on compact limestone rocks, more rarely on dolomite, especially on weakly inclined faces with periodical seepage of nitrogen-rich solutions.