Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 32-34. (2014)
Botany
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF SPONTANEOUS VASCULAR PLANTS FROM „CÁMPIA TRANSILVANIEI” (MURE§ COUNTY) Silvia OROIAN1, Mihaela SÄMÄRGHIJAN2 1 Universitatea de Medicina $i Farmacie Targu-Mure$, Facultatea de Farmacie, Catedra de Botanicä Farmaceuticä 5i Biologie Celularä, str. Gh. Marinescu nr. 38, RO—540139 Tärgu-Murej, oroianslv@yahoo.com 2 Muzeul Judejean Mure$, Secjia de §tiinfele Naturii Tärgu-Mure$, str. Horea nr. 24, RO-540036 Targu-Murej, msamarghitan@yahoo.com Abstract: The objective of this study is the floristic inventory of the cormophyte flora in the Transylvanian Plain (Mures county). The Transylvanian Plain is located in the central part of the Transylvanian Basin and covers the three counties: Bistrip. Näsäud, Mure? and Cluj. The Transylvanian Plain, found in the Mure? county, lies north of the river Mure?. This region consists of hills with an average elevation of 400 m and wide valleys of the tributaries of the river Mure? that cross this plain. The Transylvanian Plain is characterized by a great diversity of plant taxa, the floristic inventory comprising a total of 717 vascular taxa, including 693 species, 24 subspecies and 2 forms, distributed in 96 families. This robust floristic inventory results from the diversity of landforms (hills, plains), the various slopes and exposures of the Plain, and its localized region stretching within the middle of the Transylvanian Basin. A list providing each species accompanied by the appropriate ecological, corological, cenological data, as well as information on the inclusion of each plant in different bioform groups, floral elements and the number of chromosomes is included in this report. Keywords: vascular plants, inventory, Transilvanian Plain, Mure? county Introduction The T ransylvanian Plain is located in the the central part of the T ransylvanian Basin. It has approximately 5,000 square kilometers and lies partly in the three counties: Bistrqa Näsäud, Mure? and Cluj. Even though the Transylvanian Plain name does not correspond fully to its structural elements, plain is used to describe this area because of the climate, human activity, and in particular due to the land use for agriculture. Using the description plain fits with the conventional practice of naming so many villages using the word “cámpie (plain)” (Siliva?u de Cámpie, Zau de Cámpie, Sänpetru de Cámpie, Ceua?u de Cämpie etc.) In Mure? county, the Transylvanian Plain, north of the River Mure? (Fig. 1) is a lowland region consisting of gently rolling hills (average elevation — 400 m), with wide valleys formed by the tributaries of the river Mure? crossing among the hills. The Transylvanian Plain features a gentle slope, which favored the emergence of numerous ponds along major waterways. Despite the number of ponds and lowland features, the Transylvanian Plain was named “plain” because of its appearance. The part of the Transylvanian Plain situated in the Mure? county is called the M A R I S I A, XXXIII-XXXIV, p. 9-80
