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 The importance of the Rodopi mountain
range is demonstrated by the fact that the
region contains over 1,900 plant species.
This plant diversity and the level of
endemism must be seen as one of the
best indicators of the uniqueness of the
region.

106 species which are

Scabiosa rhodopensis endemic to the Rodopi
area, such as Lathraea
rhodopaea, Arenaria
rhodopeae, Scabiosa
rhodopensis, Haberlea
rhodopensis, Lilium
rhodopaeum, Tulipa
rhodopea. Fifty-five of
these plant species are
Tulipa rhodopea Lathraea rhodopaea listed in Europe as rare
or threatened.
 Κυκλάμινο
Cyclamen / Cyclamen repandum

• Plant: Perennial with an

underground tuber 4-12 cm
diameter.
• Leaves: Rounded to triangular2-10
cm long and 2-7 cm broad with a
pale silvery horseshoe-shaped mark
round the middle of the leaf.
• Flowers: They are produced in
whorls of 3-10, each one on a
slender stem 3-12 cm tall with 5
united petals most commonly of
pale pink.

• Cyclamen typically grow in dry

forest or scrub where they are at
least partly shaded from intense
sunlight. The species vary greatly in
winter frost tolerance.
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Anemone / Anemone coronaria

• Plant grows to 20-40 cm tall

with a basal rosette of few
leaves.
• Leaves have three leaflets
and each leaflet is deeply
lobed.
• Flowers – 3-8 cm diameter
with 5-8 red, pink, purple,
white or blue petals – are
born singly with a whorl of
small leaves just below the
flower.
• Anemone is widely grown
for its decorative flowers.

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 Σχίνος – Σχίνος
Pistacia lentiscus
Lentisk / Pistacia lentiscus

• Scrub or tree: the mastic tree

is evergreen also known as
the lentisc.
• Leaves: dark green, leathery
pinnate and distinctive for a
lack of an end leaflet.
• Flowers: grow in dense
panicles or spikes.The
anthers are dark red for male
flowers and greenish for
female.
• It grows in sandy soil and dry
rocky slopes.In the spring
time, the lentisc shoots are cut
and sold in local markets.The
tree’s resin, mastic, is used for
chewing gum.

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life”
 Σπαράγγι
Asparagus / Asparagus officinalis

• Vegetable which has been

used from very early times as
a culinary vegetable, owing to
its delicate flavor and diuretic
properties.
• In their simplest form, the
shoots are boiled or steamed
until tender and served with a
light sauce
• White asparagus is very
popular in Germany.

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life”
 Μέντα
Peppermint / Mentha piperita

• Plant: It grows to 1 m tall

• Leaves: they can be purple-
tinged, if the crop is suffering
from water stress.
• Flowers: Spikes of lilac-pink
flowers are produced in mid
summer

• The plant mint grows in

moist, fertile soil in light
shade.Dried peppermint leaf
is used in herb teas and has
antiseptic properties.

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life”
 Βιολέτα
Haberlea / Haberlea rhodopensis

• Plant: Like other alpine

species it grows on a north-
facing rock wall, in small
pockets of soil between the
rocks.
• Flowers: They are like a
tubular African violet in
shades of pink or purple-
lavender.
• It is a hardy member of the
African violet family native
to Greece and it needs well-
drained soil. The plant is
lovely for an alpine house as
well.

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life”
 Δυόσμος
Mint / Menthe piperata-Pulegius
• Plant: One of the most
important herbs for the
Ancient Greeks, Egyptians
and Romans.
• Greeks used to scrub their
tables with mint before
eating.
• Mint is used in
Mediterranean cuisine to
season sauces, meat and wine.
• Flowers: It blossoms in the
summer and it is collected in
autumn
• It thrives in shadowy and
cool places.

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 Λεβάντα
Lavender / Lavandula vera

• Shrub: It is a small and

slender shrub which divided
above into a number straight
and slender branches.
• Leaves: They are opposite,
sessile, three inches long,
nearly linear, light green.
• Flowers: In terminal
cylindrical spikes, arranged
in whorls along young shoots.
• They yield an essential oil
with very pleasant perfume.

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 Κρίνος της Ροδόπης

Rhodope Lily/ Lilium rhodopaeun

• Lilium rhodopeum in
habitat at Rhodope
Mountains, especially in
the area around Livaditis
waterfall. It can be seen
on the open forests. It is
one of the most beautiful
flowers in Thrace,
endemic of the Greek
and Bulgarian Rodopi
mountain range. It is
among the protected
species.
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Origan / Origanum vulgare

• It is a perrenial herb, growing to

20-80 cm tall.
• Its leaves are opposite 1-4 cm
long.
• The flowers are purple, 3-4 mm
long, produced in erect spikes.
• Its name derives from the Greek
origanon [ὀρίγανον]: oros
[ὄρος] “mountain” + the verb
ganousthai [γανοῦσθαι]
“delight in”.
• It is an indispensable ingredient
for Greek cuisine. Oregano adds
flavour to the Greek salad and is
usually used separately or added
to the lemon-olive oil sauce that
accompanies almost every fish
or meat barbecues and some
casseroles.

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