A total of 147 taxa of saxicolous lichens are reported from four localities in South
West Greenland. Many lichens are of particular interest and are very rare in this
part of Greenland. The following species are selected as typical examples: Gyalidea
lecideopsis, Physcia magnussonii, Psorula rufonigra, Rhizocarpon eupetraeum, R. ferax,
Rinodina arnoldii, R. endophragmia, R. milvina and R. parasitica. A new combination
is made, viz. Coppinsiella alcarum (Poelt) E. S. Hansen et S. Y. Kondr. The type of
preferred rocky substrate is noted for all listed lichens. The substrate specificity
of the lichens is shortly discussed and outlined.
