Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Mariana NICULESCU
The alpine sedge (Carex curvula All.) is an endemic species, characteristic of alpine meadows. This species of conservation interest has a limited distribution at European level, being found in: the Alps, the Pyrenees, the French Massif Central, the Carpathians and part of the highest mountains in the Balkans. Alpine sedge grow on flat or slightly sloping terrain, on humic-silicate soils, strongly acidophilic, oligotrophic and covered with snow until the beginning of summer. In Oltenia, this species is found in the Parâng, Țarcu, Godeanu, Cernei, Lotru and the Căpățânii Mountains. From a phytocoenotic point of view, this alpine meadow species forms the plant community Primulo-Caricetum curvulae Br.-Bl. 1926 em Oberd. 1957, whose composition and floristic physiognomy vary depending on the ecological conditions existing in the different mountain groups in Oltenia. At the same time, this species is part of the floristic composition of other alpine plant communities of Ericaceae and other types of secondary alpine meadows, the species presenting a special conservation interest.
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{simplepopup popup="false" name="Citation94"}NICULESCU M. 2026, CHOROLOGY, ECOLOGY AND PHYTOSOCIOLOGY OF THE ALPINE SEDGE SPECIES IN NORTHERN OLTENIA, ROMANIA. Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1, ISSN 2285-5785, 768-773. {/simplepopup}