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Rubia tinctorum

Madder

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Common name

Madder

Scientific name

Rubia tinctorum L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria¹.

Description and identification

Perennial herbaceous plant.

The stem is 150 - 120 cm long.

Flowers with five petals.

Flowering June-July².

Habitat

Shrubs, yards, fields, gardens³.

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the whole country; from 0 to 1000 meters altitude⁴.

General distribution

Map of general distribution (in green - native distribution)⁵:

References

1 Bulgarian Biodiversity Act in english.

2 Анчев, М. 1989. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том IХ. София.

3 Анчев, М. 1989. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том IХ. София.

4 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 01.07.2025] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

5 Rubia tinctorum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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