Area 18 ha | Established 2000 Nearest city Șimleu Silvaniei | |
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Cehei Pond Nature Reserve (Romanian: Balta Cehei) is situated in north-western Romania, in Crasna river floodplain, in Sălaj County and is a protected area with aquatic vegetation and fauna specific to such area.
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Fauna
Birds: little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), mallard (Anas platyrhinchos), great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus);
Frogs: yellow-bellied toad (Bombina veriegata), European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bomina);
Reptiles: European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
Flora
The Cehei Pond represents a very favorable place for the development of highly diverse flora, with numerous rare species.
Tree species: grey willow (Salix cinerea), black alder (Alnus glutinosa), goat willow (Salix caprea);
Species of grass: Hydrocharis (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), Scutellaria galericulata (Scutellaria galericulata var. epilobiifolia), Ranunculus sceleratus (Ranunculus sceleratus L.), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.), Phragmites (Phragmites australis), Typha (Typha latifolia), Utricularia vulgaris (Utricularia vulgaris L.).