Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Common name: Bearberry
Latin name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Other names: wild blueberry, wild cherry, cuckoo, bear's foot, uva ursi
Description: Bearberry is an evergreen low shrub of the Pyrene family (Ericaceae). It is found in dry, stony places, fore...
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Ramsons, Allium ursinum L.
Common name: Ramsons
Latin name: Allium Ursinum L.
Other names: wild garlic, bear onion, spring onion, “levurda”
Description: Allium Ursinum L. is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Liliaceae family and has a specific garlic smell. In our country, it is fo...
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Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis L
Common name: Marsh-Mallow
Latin name: Althaea officinalis L.
Other names: white marshmallow, wild marshmallow, bull's eye, white mallow, “prosvirnyak”, “prenterka”, God's hand, slime
Description: The Marsh-Mallow is a medicinal herbaceou...
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Silver birch Betula alba L.
Common name: White birch
Latin name: Betula alba L. (Betula pendula Roth.)
Other names: Birch, White Birch, Common Birch
Description: White Birch—Betula alba L. is a tree with smooth, thin, usually white bark and a loose, pyramidal crown with drooping young branche...
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Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis L
Common name: Lemon balm
Latin name: Melissa officinalis L.
Other names: lemon balm, lemon, melissa
Description: Lemon balm - a perennial herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family (Lamiaceae, Labiatae), with a pleasant lemon smell, hence the other name - lemon. Unprotect...
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Peppermint, Mentha piperita L
Peppermint
Common name: Mentha
Latin name: Mentha piperita L.
Other names: peppermint, mint
Description: Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) is a perennial cultivated hybrid plant from the Labiatae family. It has a branched and shallow underground rhizome. The stems are q...
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Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca complex
Latin name: Fragaria vesca L.
Other names: wild strawberry, In Bulgarian slang: belivitsa, kapalica, planitsa, pluskavica, sunitsa
Description: The wild strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Rosaceae family. It thrives in sparse forests and scrubs, forest glades ...
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Ivy Hedera helix L.
Common name: Ivy
Latin name: Hedera helix
Other names: Common ivy
Description: Ivy is an evergreen, creeping, twisting and climbing perennial shrub from the Araliaceae family, which can reach an age of up to 500 years. with elliptical, and on the vegetative stems -...
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Walnut, Juglans regia L.
Official name: Common walnut
Latin name: Juglans regia L.
German name: Echter WalnuBbaum
Description: The Common walnut is a tree of the Nut family (Juglandaceae), order Fagales, up to 30m high, with a trunk diameter of up to 2m, with a wide, highly branched crown and a deep ro...
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Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris L.
Common name: Forest mallow
Latin name: Malva sylvestris L.
Other names: God's hand, “Moloha”, “Kambula”
Description: Mallow is an annual (to perennial) herbaceous plant of the Malvacea family, up to 80 cm tall. It could be found in weedy areas...
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Black Mulberry, Morrus nigra L.
Common Name: Mulberry
Latin name: Morus Nigra L.
Other names: mulberry, bagpipe, drumstick, pensioner's breakfast, “duduli”, “morenki”
Description: Black mulberry is a tree up to 20m tall. from the Chernichevi family (Moraceae). Dozens of mulb...
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Basil, Ocimum basilicum
Common Name: Basil
Latin Name: Ocimum Basilicum
Other names: Royal herb, Horse basil , Basil
Description: Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) is an annual herbaceous plant of the Labiatae family. The plant has a pleasant, characteristic aroma. The stem ...
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