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BLADDER CAMPION (SILENE VULGARIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Bladder campionLATIN NAME: Silene vulgarisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Silenka nadmutáTurkey: Tavşan kulağı / Çoban çantası (regional)Bulgaria: Обикновено плюскавиче или скрипалецGeorgia: ბუშტა სილენე (Bushta silene)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravia and Bohemian uplands (Czechia), Central and Eastern Anatolia (Turkey), Rhodope Mountains and Danube Plain (Bulgaria), Javakheti and Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 200–1800 metersTerrain: Dry […]

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TALL SKULLCAP (SCUTELLARIA ALTISSIMA)

ENGLISH NAME: Tall skullcapLATIN NAME: Scutellaria altissimaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Šišák vysokýTurkey: Uzun başotu / Yüksek başotuBulgaria: Висока капаGeorgia: მაღალი სკუტელარია (Maghali skutelaria)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Forest clearings in South Moravia and Bohemian uplands (Czechia), Black Sea and Marmara regions (Turkey), foothills of the Balkan and Sredna Gora mountains (Bulgaria), Guria and western

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WINTER SAVORY (SATUREJA MONTANA)

ENGLISH NAME: Winter savoryLATIN NAME: Satureja montanaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Saturejka horskáTurkey: Dağ kekiği / Kış çorbası otuBulgaria: Планински чубрица (Planinski chubritsa)Georgia: მთის სატურეა (Mtis saturea)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravian limestone hills (Czechia – cultivated), Aegean and Mediterranean mountains (Turkey), Balkan and Rhodope foothills (Bulgaria), Kakheti and Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 300–1500 metersTerrain: Rocky

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BLACKBERRY (RUBUS FRUTICOSUS)

ENGLISH NAME: BlackberryLATIN NAME: Rubus fruticosusLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Ostružiník křovitýTurkey: BöğürtlenBulgaria: Къпина (Kǎpina)Georgia: მაყვალი (Makvali)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Vysočina and South Moravia (Czechia), Black Sea region and Marmara (Turkey), Rhodope and Balkan ranges (Bulgaria), Racha, Guria, and Imereti (Georgia)Elevation: 100–1600 metersTerrain: Forest edges, thickets, hedgerows, scrublands, riverbanks, and abandoned fields DESCRIPTION:A robust,

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DAMASK ROSE (ROSA DAMASCENA)

ENGLISH NAME: Damask roseLATIN NAME: Rosa damascenaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Růže damašskáTurkey: Isparta gülü / Damas gülüBulgaria: Дамасцена роза / Казанлъшка роза (Damastsena roza / Kazanlǎshka roza)Georgia: დამასკის ვარდი (Damaskis vardi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia (cultivated)WHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Kazanlak Rose Valley (Bulgaria), Isparta province (Turkey), Kakheti (Georgia), South Moravia (Czechia – cultivated in gardens)Elevation: 300–1300 metersTerrain: Cultivated fields

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FRENCH ROSE (ROSA GALLICA)

ENGLISH NAME: French roseLATIN NAME: Rosa gallicaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Růže galskáTurkey: Frenk gülüBulgaria: Френска роза / Роза галска (Frenska roza / Roza galska)Georgia: ფრანგული ვარდი (Pranguli vardi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravia (Czechia – cultivated), Isparta and Afyon (Turkey), Kazanlak Rose Valley (Bulgaria), Kakheti and Shida Kartli (Georgia – cultivated)Elevation: 200–1200 metersTerrain:

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PASQUEFLOWER (PULSATILLA VULGARIS)

ENGLISH NAME: PasqueflowerLATIN NAME: Pulsatilla vulgarisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Koniklec lučníTurkey: Paskalya çiçeğiBulgaria: Пулсатила, съсънка или котенце Georgia: აღდგომის ყვავილი (Agdgomis qvavili)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Pálava Hills and Bohemian Karst (Czechia), Inner Anatolian steppes (Turkey), Thracian Plain and limestone hills (Bulgaria), Javakheti and Shida Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 300–1500 metersTerrain: Dry grasslands, open hillsides, rocky

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PELLITORY-OF-THE-WALL (PARIETARIA OFFICINALIS)

ENGLISH NAME: Pellitory-of-the-wallLATIN NAME: Parietaria officinalisLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Drnavec lékařskýTurkey: Duvar otuBulgaria: Стенна коприва (Stenna kopriva)Georgia: კედლის ბალახი (Kedlis balakhi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Central Bohemia (Czechia), Marmara and Aegean regions (Turkey), foothills and walls in Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria), Tbilisi and Kakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 0–1000 metersTerrain: Old walls, ruins, rocky crevices, shady

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EARLY PURPLE ORCHID (ORCHIS MASCULA)

ENGLISH NAME: Early purple orchidLATIN NAME: Orchis masculaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Prstnatec májovýTurkey: Erkek salep orkidesiBulgaria: Салеп Georgia: მამრობითი სალეპი (Mamrobiti salepi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Bohemian Karst and Beskids (Czechia), Aegean and Marmara woodlands (Turkey), Balkan and Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria), Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 300–1800 metersTerrain: Deciduous forests, limestone slopes, damp grasslands, forest

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SAINFOIN (ONOBRYCHIS VICIIIFOLIA)

ENGLISH NAME: SainfoinLATIN NAME: Onobrychis viciifoliaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Vičenec vičencovitýTurkey: KorungaBulgaria: Еспарзета (Esparzeta)Georgia: ვიკიასფერი ონობრიქისი (Vikiasperi onobrik’isi)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: South Moravian region (Czechia), Eastern and Central Anatolia (Turkey), Danubian Plain and Thracian slopes (Bulgaria), Kakheti and Shida Kartli (Georgia)Elevation: 200–1800 metersTerrain: Dry meadows, limestone slopes, cultivated pastures, and sunny hillsides DESCRIPTION:A

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