Claim · model-written summary
About 100 individuals of Thesium ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania, in June 2025.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum Hayne
Thesium ebracteatume0 - Outcome
- individuals of T. ebracteatum were discoverede1
- Value
- approximately 100e1
- Setting
- Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romaniae1
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e1“In June 2025, approximately 100 individuals of T. ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania”
Title
Thesium ebracteatum (Santalaceae) rediscovered in Romania: ecological and biogeographical context
Jan Roleček; Jan Novák; Přemysl Bobek Biodiversity Data Journal 2025. doi:10.3897/bdj.13.e172455
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation The Bălcăuți record is the first national record of Thesium ebracteatum in several decades and the first from eastern Romania.
- Observation The isolated Bălcăuți occurrence of Thesium ebracteatum is regarded as a relict population.
- Observation Thesium ebracteatum occurred in a stand corresponding to the phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati - Molinietum arundinaceae.
- Observation Most of the extensive grassland complex around the Horaiț/Horaiza site was converted to arable land during the 19th and 20th centuries, according to historical maps.
- Observation The disjunct occurrence of other rare plant species typical of peri-Carpathian forest-steppe further supports the relict interpretation.
- Recommendation Targeted management is recommended for the site, including prevention of further ploughing and legal protection of all valuable local stands.