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Caltha palustris near the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania More than 1,000 plant species can be found in the Cheile Turzii reserve. The flora of Romania comprises around 3,450 species of vascular plants, which represents around 30% of the vascular flora of Europe. [1] The three major vegetation zones in Romania are the alpine, steppe, and forest ...
A list of plants native to the mountain ranges of Romania. Many Romanian mountain ranges, mountains , and peaks are part of the Southern Carpathians System, and the Carpathian montane forests ecoregion .
Buila-Vânturarița with an area of 4,186 ha (10,340 acres) [3] was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision No 2151 in 2004 (published in Romanian Official Paper No 38 on January 12, 2005) [4] and represents a mountainous area with flora and fauna specific to the Southern Carpathians.
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The plant communities in the Carpathians occur in elevational zones, with some variation from range to range, and from north to south. Foothill forests below 600–650 meters elevation are mostly of broadleaf deciduous trees, principally English oak (Quercus robur), small-leafed lime (Tilia cordata), and European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) in the northern portion of the range, and oaks ...
The mountain is mostly made up of limestone formations, having risen up gradually from the Earth's crust. Most of the mountain (1.5 km 2) is a declared nature reserve, due to the rare animal species (bears, birds, butterflies—35% of Romanian butterfly species) and plant species (a rare Liverleaf variety, Transylvanian Windgrass) that are ...
Garfield Park Conservatory, located in Garfield Park in Chicago, is one of the largest greenhouse conservatories in the United States.Often referred to as "landscape art under glass", the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres (18,000 m 2) inside and out and contains a number of permanent plant exhibits incorporating specimens from around the world, including some cycads ...
Lurie Garden is a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) garden located at the southern end of Millennium Park in the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Designed by GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol), Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel, [3] it opened on July 16, 2004.