Orpheus flower, resurrecting flower, Rhodope silivryak  
Wildflower  
 

Haberlea 

Haberlea (lat. Haberlea rhodopensis),  also known as Orpheus flower, resurrecting flower, and Rhodope Silivryak, is a perennial plant, with a characteristic beautiful flower. It is endemic in Northern Greece and South Bulgaria. It is typical of Thracian flora, and more precisely, of the flora of the Rhodope Mountains and Nestos Gorge. It grows between the crevices of the rocks, in places where the soil and moisture are easily retained. It blooms from April to July.

It is a rare species in Greece and is protected by Greek and European law.

Thracian Electronic Thesaurus (In Greek)

FILOTIS - Data Base for Greek nature

 

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