A conspicuous, orange-red crustose lichen with a lobate thallus, currently included in the genus Calogaya. It is abundant in the continental regions of Eurasia, on natural siliceous and carbonate rocks. In the Czech Republic, it is linked to limestones or limestone inserts of siliceous rocks. It is known from Český and Moravský kras, the Pálava Hills and Podyjí National Park.
Literature: Vondrák J., Kocourková J., Palice Z. & Liška J. (2007): New and noteworthy lichens in the Czech Republic – genus Caloplaca. – Preslia 39: 163–184.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lecanoromycetes → Teloschistales → Teloschistaceae → Caloplaca
most frequented synonyms:Calogaya biatorinaRed List (Liška & Palice 2010):EN – endangered
Red List (Malíček 2023):C2 – strongly endangered
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
All records: 19, confirmed 12. One click on a selected square displays particular record(s), including their source(s).