DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICHEN SPECIES CETRARIA ACULEATA IN HUNGARY

Cetraria aculeata became legally protected in Hungary in 2005. Though for several decades it was known from a few localities only, recently it turned out that it is more frequent than previously ascertained. However, its range of distribution is insufficiently known and the species is still regarded to be rare. The present assessment is based on its specimens from Hungary; the currently known data of occurrences are presented on an updated distribution map. The recent records from the Bakony Mts (Királyszentistván, Sóly), Mecsek Mts (Cserkút, Pécs) and the Velence Mts (Pázmánd) are new to Hungary, and the one from the Gödöllő Hills (Erdőkertes) turned to be a recent confirmation of Boros’ old record (1962) at Vácegres locality