Pogăniș Meadow
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| Pogăniș Meadow | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Timiș County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°33′45″N 21°29′31″E / 45.56250°N 21.49194°E |
| Area | 75.5 ha (187 acres) |
| Established | 1974, 2000 |
Pogăniș Meadow (Romanian: Lunca Pogănișului) is a nationally protected area, classified as an IUCN Category IV botanical nature reserve, located in Timiș County, within the administrative boundaries of the Sacoșu Turcesc and Tormac communes. Initially established in 1974, it was officially designated as a protected area in 2000.
The reserve aims to conserve the habitat of the snake's head (Fritillaria meleagris), a Mediterranean species belonging to the Liliaceae family and protected under the Bern Convention.[1] In Romania, it occurs in wetland areas across the counties of Timiș, Bistrița-Năsăud, Gorj, Brașov, and Suceava.[2]