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Gypsophila petraea (Baumg.) Rchb.

Flora Europaea subshrub, Ch mesic subalpine-boreal usually on calcareous rocks this species, usually reported as a Carpathian-Balkan species in the Romanian flora books is mentioned by Flora Europaea as southern Carpathian and endemic for the flora of Romania Gypsophilion petreae R36, R63 on calcareous substrata         A very characteristic plant for calcareous and conglomeratic-calcareous stones of the Meridional and Oriental Carpathians which seemingly is endemic for our flora. Ciucas, subalpine belt, Berii valley area, 22nd of August 2006 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com