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Rosa elliptica Tausch var. borzae Prodan

Flora Europaea Festucion valesiacae, Stipio pulcherrimae-Festucetalia pallentis           A taxon with a very unclear status, originally described from Muntele Lacu, between Globurau village and Arjana crest, Cerna Mountains. It differs a lot from Rosa elliptica Tausch and was described and figured by I. Prodan in Savulescu, T. (1964) - Flora Reipublicae Popularis Romanicae vol. 4, Editura Academiei RPR, Bucuresti, pp. 741, 747. We do believe this taxon can be a distinct species, probably also a local endemic one. Muntele Lacu, between Arjana crest and Globurau village, Cerna Mountains, Caras-Severin county, 8th of August 2010. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.net Below Biliana peak and on the slopes above the northern part of Dobraia village, Cerna Mountains, Caras-Severin county, 9th of July 2010. dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.net Western part of the Arjana crest, above Plugova, 900-1000m asl 10th of July 2008 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com