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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.
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 .
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Such tissue is commonly formed, for example, at the base of a petiole or pedicel. acaulescent Having no apparent stem, or at least none visible above the ground surface. [2] Examples include some species of Oxalis, [5] Nolina, [6] and Yucca. [7] Antonym: caulescent (possessing stem). accrescent
The hot, dry summers make much of the region prone to fires, and lightning-caused fires occur with some frequency. Many of the plants are pyrophytes, or fire-loving, adapted or even depending on fire for reproduction, recycling of nutrients, and the removal of dead or senescent vegetation. In both the Australian and Californian Mediterranean ...
It is a well-preserved example of a small fortified medieval town shaped by the interactions of cultures from Central Europe and the Byzantine-Orthodox Southeastern Europe. It was founded by the Transylvanian Saxons, a community of German merchants and craftsmen. They have lived in the region for over 850 years, however, due to immigration in ...
Moldavian Plain (Romanian: Câmpia Moldovei) is a geographic area in the north east of Romania, one of the components of the Moldavian Plateau. Despite the name, the Moldavian Plain is not flat, but rather a region dotted with hills, part of the Moldavian Plateau. The Plain is situated in the center-north part of the Moldavian Plateau.
The Western Romanian Carpathians (Romanian: Carpații Occidentali Românești, Hungarian: Nyugati-Kárpátok), along with the Eastern Romanian Carpathians and the Southern Carpathians is one of the three main mountain ranges of Romania. [1]