International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS) – Volume-3, Issue-10, October 2017 ISSN: 2395-3470 www.ijseas.com Flora of Dragoevska Mountain (Northeastern Bulgaria) Dimcho Zahariev University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract Dragoevska Mountain consists of folded limestone- Dragoevska Mountain is located in Northeastern Bulgaria. marble layers of the Preslav anticline, dating from Lower Inventory of its flora is made for the first time. As a result, Cretaceous. The ridge of the mountain is flat, slightly 822 species of wild vascular plants from 400 genera and inclined to the southeast, with an average altitude of 500- 83 families are described. In phytogeographical terms, the 600 m. The highest point of the mountain is called Otuka flora of the mountain includes 50 floristic elements. Of (608.7 m a.s.l.), and is located in its northwest part [1]. these, 2 species are Bulgarian endemics and 9 species are Balkan endemics. The relic species are 57 and are represented mainly by tertiary relicts. The species with conservation status are 41. The hemicryptophytes predominate among the life forms. Among the biological types with most species are perennial and annual herbaceous plants. The number of medicinal plants is significant: almost 50% of all established plants in the Mountain are medicinal plants. More than half of the plant species in the mountain are anthropophytes. The number of invasive species is 18. There are 10 new species found in the floristic region Northeastern Bulgaria, 2 of which are new species for Northern Bulgaria. Keywords: Dragoevska Mountain, flora, floristic analysis, vascular plants 1.