Protoparmelia badia (Hoffm.) Hafellner var. badia
Beih. Nova Hedwigia, 79: 292, 1984. Basionym: Verrucaria badia Hoffm. - Deutschl. Fl., 2: 182, 1796.
Synonyms: Lecanora badia (Hoffm.) Ach.; Lecanora badia f. pallescens Harm.; Lecanora badia var. milvina Rabenh.; Lecanora badia var. picea (Dicks.) Link; Lecanora badia var. striatula Lamy; Lecanora grandis H. Magn.; Lecanora picea (Dicks.) Nyl. non auct.; Lichen piceus Dicks. non auct.; Protoparmelia badia (Hoffm.) Hafellner; Protoparmelia picea (Dicks.) Hafellner non auct.
Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, rimose-areolate to warted, up to 1.5-2.5 mm thick, olivaceous brown, grey-brown or dark brown, often forming up to 10 cm wide patches, rarely delimited by a thin, black prothallus. Areoles mostly contiguous, irregular in shape, 0.6-1.5(-3) mm across, usually convex, epruinose, more or less glossy. Cortex 20-30 µm thick, with a brown upper layer overlain by a thin epinecral layer; medulla white or pale yellowish, I-. Apothecia lecanorine, at first immersed to adnate, later sessile, round or weakly angular by mutual compression, (0.4-)1-1.5(-2.5) mm across, with a chestnut brown to brown-black, slightly concave to convex, glossy and epruinose disc, and a usually paler, thick, entire to crenulate, persistent thalline margin. Thalline exciple corticate, c. 45 µm wide, with fine granules soluble in K; proper exciple poorly delimited, brown in outer part, colourless within, forming a 40-100 µm thick cupular layer below the hypothecium; epithecium olive-brown to yellowish brown, without granules, 10-20 µm thick; hymenium colourless, 50-70(-80) µm high, I+ blue; paraphyses coherent, branched in upper part, rarely anastomosing, 3-4 µm thick at mid-level, the apical cells 4-6 µm wide, with pale brown walls and a dark brown cap; hypothecium colourless or pale yellow. Asci 8-spored, clavate, approaching the Lecanora-type, with or without an ocular chamber, but always with a distinct, non-amyloid apical cushion. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, fusiform with pointed apices, (8-)10-13(-16) x (3-)4-6(-7) µm, the wall to 0.3 µm thick. Pycnidia immersed, black around the ostiole. Conidia straight, acicular, 6-9(-11) µm long. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests (better visible on microscopic sections): medulla K- or K+ pale yellow, C-, KC- or rarely KC+ fleeting pink to red-violet, P-, usually UV+ white. Chemistry: lobaric acid (major), zeorin, and unknown substances (minor, traces or absent).
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: common
Subalpine belt: very common
Montane belt: rare
Dry submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Humid submediterranean belt: very rare
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
1 2 3 4 5
Solar irradiation:
1 2 3 4 5
Aridity:
1 2 3 4 5
Eutrophication:
1 2 3 4 5
Poleotolerance:
0 1 2 3
Altitudinal distribution:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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Current prediction (1981-2010)
Future prediction (2071-2100) SSP 1-2.6
Future prediction (2071-2100) SSP 5-8.5Predictive maps according to Francesconi et al. 2025
P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (35363)
2002/07/18

Domenico Puntillo; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Basilicata, Potenza, Potenza. Calvello, Cerro Falcone, on acid rocks

Domenico Puntillo; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Basilicata, Potenza, Potenza. Calvello, Cerro Falcone, on acid rocks

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, sur rocher siliceux - session AFL 2005 - Lozère

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France, sur rocher siliceux - session AFL 2005 - Lozère

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France, 21/10/2012 - Apozzines du Coscione, alt. 1600 m - Corse

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France, 21/10/2012 - Apozzines du Coscione, alt. 1600 m - Corse

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France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

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France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

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France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

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France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

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Italy, Sardinia

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Italy, Sardinia

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Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Trefeuntec

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France, Camaret

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France, Camaret

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: common
Subalpine belt: very common
Montane belt: rare
Dry submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Humid submediterranean belt: very rare
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Solar irradiation:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Aridity:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Eutrophication:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Poleotolerance:
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Altitudinal distribution:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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Predictive map



Predictive maps according to Francesconi et al. 2025

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (35363)
2002/07/18

Domenico Puntillo; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Basilicata, Potenza, Potenza. Calvello, Cerro Falcone, on acid rocks

Domenico Puntillo; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Basilicata, Potenza, Potenza. Calvello, Cerro Falcone, on acid rocks

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, sur rocher siliceux - session AFL 2005 - Lozère

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, sur rocher siliceux - session AFL 2005 - Lozère

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 21/10/2012 - Apozzines du Coscione, alt. 1600 m - Corse

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 21/10/2012 - Apozzines du Coscione, alt. 1600 m - Corse

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Protoparmelia_badia.htm
France, 2/9/2014 - Bonneval-sur-Arc, Pont de L'Oulietta, alt. 2500 m - Savoie

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
Italy, Sardinia

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Trefeuntec

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Camaret

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Camaret

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=236&lang=en
France, Savoy, Maurienne
