<i>Thesium ebracteatum</i> (Santalaceae) rediscovered in Romania: ecological and biogeographical context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant, rare in the south-western part of its range. It is listed in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive and appears on the national Red Lists of many European countries. In Romania, the species is considered extinct according to the national Red List, with only a few historical records from Transylvania.

New information

In June 2025, approximately 100 individuals of T. ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania. This represents the first national record of the species in several decades and the first ever from eastern Romania. The species occurred in a stand documented by a vegetation plot, corresponding to the phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati-<

SUBMITTER: Rolecek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12590245 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature