The mountains are home to more than 1100 plant species (including Edelweiss, several species of Gentians, Rhododendron kotschyi, Doronicum carpaticum, Dianthus glacialis, etc.), at least 62 of them being endemic (Rubus retezaticus, Trifolium retezaticum, Festuca pacyphylla, Hieracium borzae and nigrilacus, just to name ...
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Retezat is famous for its floral diversity, sheltering around 1190 superior plants species of the 3450 species known in Romania. The existence of more than ...
Some of the most popular species include brown bear, chamois, Eurasian otter, European lynx, European wildcat, fox, red deer, roe deer, wild boar, and wolves.
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These forests are composed predominantly of European beech, Norway spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba) with a sporadic presence of European birch, ...
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Over one third of Romania's flora can be found in the Retezat Mountains. High meadows create a haven for rare alpine flora. Long, steep slopes are covered with ...