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The three major vegetation zones in Romania are the alpine, steppe, and forest zones. [2] The latter can be subdivided (depending on soil, climate, and altitude) into regions dominated by the Norway Spruce, European Beech, and various species of Oak, [2] together with less widespread vegetation types such as the Dinaric calcareous block fir forest.
Many Romanian mountain ranges, mountains, and peaks are part of the Southern Carpathians System, and the Carpathian montane forests ecoregion. List of flowering plants of the Romanian mountain ranges [ edit ]
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With an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe.It is a country located at the crossroads of Eastern and Southeast Europe. It is bordered on the Black Sea, the country is halfway between the equator and the North Pole and equidistant from the westernmost part of Europe—the Atlantic Coast—and the most easterly—the Ural Mountains.
The natural vegetation is mostly grasses such as Elymus repens (couch grass), Stipa (feather grass) and Festuca (fescue), among which are scattered herbaceous plants such as Potentilla (cinquefoil), Verbascum (mullein and Artemisia (wormwood). The humus-rich soils are very fertile, and much of the region has been converted to cultivated land ...
Romania (dated: Rumania, Roumania; Romanian: România, [ro.mɨˈni.a]) is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe.It shares a border with Hungary to the north-west, Serbia to the south-west, Ukraine to the north and a small portion in the central-east border, Republic of Moldova to the north-east, and Bulgaria to the south.
The Retezat National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Retezat) is a protected area located in the Retezat Mountains in Hunedoara county, Romania.Founded in 1935, it is the oldest national park in the country and categorized as a category II IUCN national park.
Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. [2] It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, ...