Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 1
Written by Luiza Silvia MIHAI, Marilena ONETE, Tiberiu SAHLEAN, Minodora MANU, Simona MIHĂILESCU
The yellow gorge tulip (Tulipa hungarica Borb.) is an endemic species of community interest, protected by the Berne Convention and the Romanian laws; it is in Annex 2 of the Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora and is found only on the territory of Serbia and Romania. In the Romanian literature, the species is described as critically vulnerable. From the point of view of taxonomy, it is perennial, robust, with an ovoid bulb. Among the habitat preferences, the following are mentioned: heliophilic, thermophilic and calciphilous, on moderately moist, fertile, neutral soils. The main pressure on this species refers to collection activities, but the intensity of this pressure is low, probably due to the difficult access of people to the area where the species is found. The main threats we consider climate change with all the general consequences. As limiting factors, we list the fact that there are few individuals, and as conservation measures specialists recommend monitoring populations and preserving seeds in gene banks.
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