Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/2. (2011)

Botany

Vegetation aspects of the Herghelia Village Hills

The spectrum of bioforms (Fig. 6) reveals the predominance of hemicryptophytic species (61.29%), with a role in coenotic cohesion, followed by therophytes (22.58%) and chamephytes (4.83%).

In terms of floristic elements (Fig. 7), Eurasian (27.41%), European (22.58%), Euro-Siberian 16.12%), paleo-temperate 14.51%), Mediterranean species (8.06%), are prevalent, followed by circumboreal, orophytic species, etc.

Fig. 5: Ecological indices of Thymo pannoniéi - Stipetwn stenophyllae association

Fig. 6: Bioforms spectrum of Thymo pannoniéi - Stipetum stenophyllae association

Fig. 7: Floristical elements of Thymo pannoniéi Fig. 8: Karyological spectrum of Thymo

— Stipetum stenophyllae association pannoniéi — Stipetum stenophyllae association

In the karyological spectrum (Fig. 8), diploid (58.33%), polyploid (35%) and 6.66% diplo-polyploidspecies participate, and for 3.22%, no karyological information was available.

These grasslands with a strong steppe character, which extend on small surface areas, are relics of diluvial steppes, preserved as pastureland of the Herghelia village, being highly degraded because of the unfavorable water regime, having a low productivity and forage quality.

NATURA 2000: 6210 CLAS.PAL.: 34.31

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