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Opopanax chironium ssp. bulgaricum

Bulgarian Sweet Myrrh

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Common name

Bulgarian Sweet Myrrh

Scientific name

Opopanax chironium ssp. bulgaricum (Vel.) N. Andr.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria - enlisted in Appendix 3 of Bulgarian Biodiversity Act.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. Flowering June - August. Height 150 - 250 cm (Delipavlov et al., 2003).

Distribution in Bulgaria

Black Sea coast, Thracian Plane, Tundzha Hilly Plane, Danube plane, Stara planina (east) and NE Bulgaria (Delipavlov et al., 2003).

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