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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 .
The flora of Retezat demonstrates "exceptional biodiversity", consisting of approximately 1,190 plant species, of which 130 have the "endangered" or "vulnerable" status. More than a third of Romania's flora can be found in this area. [8] [14] Mountain pine and juniper habitats are dominant, with spruce and rhododendron also common. [8]
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 Iaşi Botanical Garden is currently involved in the conservation of eighty-five separate species included in the Red Book of the vascular plants from Romania and in international conventions. [2] It is also in partnership with in-site conservation programs developed for plants species from the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube Delta. [2]
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The undergrowth in the mixed beech forest is home to shrubs such as mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia), [13] alpine laburnum (Laburnum alpinum), broad-leaved spindle (Euonymus latifolius) as well as small shrubby plants such as blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), [13] heather (Calluna vulgaris), scorpion senna (Hippocrepis emerus), and Daphne laureola.
The continent of Europe comprises a large part of the Palearctic ecozone, with many unique biomes and ecoregions. Biogeographically, Europe is tied closely to Siberia, commonly known as the Euro-Siberian region. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) divides Europe into a total of eleven terrestrial biogeographical regions and seven regional ...