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Pastinaca hirsuta

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Common names

Balkan Parsnip

Scientific name

Pastinaca hirsuta Panč.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. Height 0,2-0,8 m. With 3-5 involucral bracts. Flowering May - July [Peev, 1982].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the following floristic regions: North-Eastern Bulgaria, The Predbalkan, The Strandzha, Vitosha Region, The Rila, The Pirin, The Belasitsa, The Slavianka, The Rhodopes, Stara Planina, Sredna gora, Znepole Region, West Frontier Mountains and Sofia Region. Between 500 and 2000 m altitude.

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Pastinaca hirsuta by floristic regions:

Source: Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

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