Flora of Romania

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 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.

The Danube Delta is the largest continuous marshland in Europe.[3] Vegetation in the marshland is dominated by reeds, with Willow, Poplar, Alder, and Oak on the higher ground.[3] In 1991, this area became part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.[3] The delta supports 1,688 different plant species.[4]

The meadow-steppe grassland areas of Romania are also species-rich, but endangered.[5]

Among the flora of Romania are medicinal plants such as Arnica montana, Primula veris, Tussilago farfara, and Atropa belladonna.[1]

All the genera and species of plants found in Romania are listed in the 1977 work The Flora of Romania Illustrated Determinator of Vascular Plants.[6]

  1. ^ a b Danela Murariu; Silvia Strajeru; Constantin Milica; Steluta Radu (2004). "Status of the Romanian medicinal and aromatic plant collection". In Dea Baričevič (ed.). Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: First Meeting, 12–14 September 2002, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia. Bioversity International. pp. 109–113. ISBN 978-92-9043-633-1.
  2. ^ a b Valeriu Enescu. "Forest Genetic Resources Conservation in Romania". Forest Genetic Resources N.24. Organizația Națiunilor Unite pentru Agricultură și Alimentație. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Danube Delta". UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  4. ^ Ellen Wohl (2010). A World of Rivers: Environmental Change on Ten of the World's Great Rivers. University of Chicago Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-226-90478-8.
  5. ^ John Akeroyd; Nat Page (2007). "The Saxon Villages of Southern Transylvania: Conserving Biodiversity in a Historic Landscape". In Dan Gafta; John Akeroyd (eds.). Nature Conservation: Concepts and Practice. Springer. p. 205. ISBN 978-3-540-47228-5.
  6. ^ Al. Beldie (1977). Flora României Determinator Ilustrat al Plantelor Vasculare (in Romanian). Vol. I. Editura Academiei R.S.R.