Flora of Romania

[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.

[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.

[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.

Caltha palustris near the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania
More than 1,000 plant species can be found in the Cheile Turzii reserve