Thyrea confusa Henssen

Syn.: Omphalaria pulvinata auct. non (Schaer.) Nyl., Thyrea pulvinata auct. non (Schaer.) A. Massal.
Lichenised.
Substrate: calciferous rocks
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)
Note: on steeply inclined, sunny faces of calcareous rocks with short periods of water seepage after rain; widespread throughout the Alps.
Austria: Vorarlberg; Tirol; Salzburg; Kärnten; Steiermark; Niederösterreich (incl. Wien); Switzerland: Ticino; Unterwalden; Vaud; Valais; France: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; Alpes-Maritimes; Isère; Vaucluse; Var; Italy: Friuli; Veneto; Trentino Alto Adige; Lombardia; Piemonte; Liguria;