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Hedysarum tauricum

Crimean Sweetvetch

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Common name

Crimean Sweetvetch, Red Sweetvetch

Scientific name

Hedysarum tauricum Pallas ex Willd.

Conservation status and threats

Protected species, enlisted in Annex 3 of Bulgarian Biodiversity Act.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. Stems are 20 - 30 cm high. Flowering June - July [Kozhuharov, 1976].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Black sea coast, SE Bulgaria, Danube plane and Predbalkan [Kozhuharov, 1976].

General distribution

Balkan Peninsula and the Crimea [Kozhuharov, 1976].

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