Platanus orientalis

Oriental plane

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Common name

Oriental plane

Scientific name

Platanus orientalis L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria. "Near Threatened" in Ana Petrova & Vladimir Vladimirov. 2009. Red List of Bulgarian vascular plants – Phytol. Balcan., 15(1): 63-94.

Description and identification

Deciduous tree. High up to 40 m. Flowering May-June.

Distribution in Bulgaria

The Struma Valley, The Mesta Valley, Thracian Plane and The Rhodopes (Middle and Eastern) [Palamarev, 1970].

Platanus orientalis на български

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