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Tulipa rhodopea

Rhodope Tulip

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Common name

Rhodope Tulip.

Scientific name

Tulipa rhodopea (Velen.) Velen.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria. Critically Endangered¹.

Description and identification

Perennial herb. Bulbs ovoid, with reddish brown tunics. Stems 25–45 cm, erect, glabrous, leafy. Leaves 3–4, elliptic-lanceolate, undulate, glaucous. Perianth-segments 3–7 X 1.5–3.5 cm, obovate, acute or subacute at apex, red (somewhat dark), pruinose on the outer face, with a black basal blotch inside, surrounded by a narrow yellow band. Capsule ovoid, about 3 cm long. Flowering April-May, fr. VI–VI. Reproduction by seeds and bulbs².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Rhodopi Mts (central – near Asenovgrad town); at 500–800 m altitude³.

General distribution

Bulgaria⁴.

References

1 Dimitar Peev & Sonya Tsoneva. 2015. In: Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1 - Plants & Fungi.

2 Dimitar Peev & Sonya Tsoneva. 2015. In: Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1 - Plants & Fungi.

3 Dimitar Peev & Sonya Tsoneva. 2015. In: Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1 - Plants & Fungi.

4 Dimitar Peev & Sonya Tsoneva. 2015. In: Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Volume 1 - Plants & Fungi.

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