PHYTOCOENOSES OF THE CLASS ELYNO-SESLERIETEA BR.-BL. 1948 FROM THE CEAHLÃU MOUNTAIN
OANA ZAMFIRESCU, TOADER CHIFU, CIPRIAN MÂNZU
Abstract
The Ceahlãu Mountain belongs to the Moldavian Oriental Carpatians and, according to its morphology, petrography, structure and genesis, pertains to the flysch mountain category [14]. It is a complex of peaks derived from a main higher summit, which displays a north-south orientation. The dominant main summit consists in a plateau with two levels; it is approximately 10 Km long and less than 1 to 3 km wide. The main summit has an irregular surface, and it is boarded by steep slopes that can often exceed 150 m [2].
The class Elyno-Seslerietea is represented in the study area by 3 associations (5) of the alliance Festuco saxatilis-Seslerion bielzii Coldea 1984, order Seslerietea albicantis Br.-Bl. et Jenny 1962: Ass. Diantho tenuifolii-Festucetum amethystinae Coldea 1984, Ass. Seslerio bielzii-Caricetum sempervirentis Puºcaru et al. 1956, and Ass. Seslerio-Festucetum versicolor Beldie 1967 [11].