Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 35/2. (2015)
Botany
Ligularia Sibirien (L.) Cass, chorology in Romania and Europe, along with worldwide chorology of genus Ligularia Many species of Ligularia genus have a high economic importance due to its habitus, being often used as ornamental plants. The seeds and sometimes the rhizomes from species as Ligularia dentata which is grown in Europa, Ligularia japonica grown in North America, along with other species, can be purchased from various websites on most countries. Another use for the species of Ligularia genus: L. sagitta, L. fischeri, L. veitchiana, L.lapathifolia, L. sibirica and L. bodgsoni, can be found in traditional medicine. It can be used in treating or alleviating a variety of ailments such as cough, flu, tuberculosis, asthma, also improves blood circulation, relieves pain, relieves arthritis, etc. Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, in Asia Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass is located on the Asian continent up to 2500 m altitude in marshes, humid places, riverbanks; the species high varies between 20 and 200 cm depending on the site. The species is widespread in numerous areas: grasslands, eutrophic marshes, scrubs along rivers, scrubs of Alnus glutinosa, shady places, forests understories, riverbanks, transition mires from large valleys and in taiga forests. In Asia the Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, species is spread over eight countries, with the most resorts in Russia, followed by China, Mongolia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan. On the Russian territory Ligularia sibirica (T.) Cass, can be found in areas such as grasslands, eutrophic marshes, shrubs along river courses, alder bushes from: Altai, Buriatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoiarsk, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tuva, Tiumen, Yakutia- Sakha, Habarovsk, Magadan. [14] In China, the species occupies habitats in the Northeast of the country in Heilongjiang, Jilin, as eutrophic marshes and transition mires, moist shady places, riverbanks. [16], [35] Mongolia has Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, in shady places from transition mires, located in the large valleys of taiga forest area from the Khentey Mountains, the average altitude being of 600-800 m. [20] In Dagköy Valley from Turkey, the species is found in wet meadows sites at an altitude of 2500 m. [22] Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, in Europe In glacial and interglacial periods there has been a migration of a large number of species, thereby in Preboreal Ligularia sibirica (T.) Cass, has arrived in Europe. Currently, the species is considered glacial relict, because has stand the glacial periods by maintaing or changing the occupation area from Asia to Western Europe. On the European continent the Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, relict is distributed throughout 11 countries: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, France and Ukraine. Bulgaria hosts Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, in alpine bioregions of Natura 2000 sites: Krush,Izvoro. In the Czech Republic we meet the community interest species in the continental bioregions from Natura 2000 sites: Niva Bele u Klokocky, Jestrebsko - Dokesko, Boletice, and Reckov. Slovakia hosts the glacial relict in the alpine bioregions from the following Natura 2000 sites: Nízke Tatry, Slovensky raj, Královoholské Tatry, Salvátorské lúky, Belianske lúky. In Ukraine the species can be found in: Chornohora Mountains, Volyn’ Region, Lviv, Rivne, Tenopil, Roztochchya, and Khmelnytskyi Region. The species has a good conservation status in Choronhora Mountains and a critically endangered status in the rest of the regions. France has 11 Natura 2000 sites where Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass, is protected in the continental, alpine and mediterranean bioregions: Forested environments of the Chätillon area 59
