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Artemisia alba Turra

Flora Europaea perennial, Ch, 2n=36 saxicole, calciphile, mesoxeric, in the nemoral belt Atlantic - Mediterranean - Submediterranean Bromo-Festucion pallentis R3401, R 3402, R3403 habitats In Romania present only in small islands in calcareus areas.           This saxicole calciphile species is present in Romania in the following six islands: Trascau Mountains (around Trascau Basin, Piatra Cetii), Oriental Carpathians (?Haghimasu Mic, Ceahlau-Trei Fantani), Somes Tableland (Leghia area), southern Dobrudja (Albesti-Cotu Vaii area), Anina Mountains (Ciclova), Hartibaciu Tableland (Ocna Sibiului area, here probably on gypsum). These populations, along with the ones from Bukk Mountains, Hungary are the north-eastern most ones in the range of the species. Pictures taken in Piatra Cetii natural reservation area, Trascau Mountains, Alba county in May 2006 and September 2005, in a Black Pine plantation. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com Pictures taken on a rocky plateau above the western entrance in Albesti village, Dobrudja, Constanta county, 6th of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com Pictures from Cotu Vaii, Dobrudja, Constanta county, on 6th of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com Pictures from Cotu Vaii, Dobrudja, Constanta county, in August 2007 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com   Pictures made outside Romania , in Croatia, central part of Pag island, august 2009 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com