Leontopodium alpinum subsp. nivalis edelweiss protected flower species at Kozya Stena UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Central Balkan, Bulgaria, Europe


”Kozya stena“ is the smallest reserve in the National Park, with a total area of 904 ha. It is established in 1987 with the aim to preserve the natural habitation of the endemic edelweiss, the venerable beech, oak and fir lies within the Troyan Municipality, on the village of Chiflik’s lands lying on a steep, barely accessible mountain slope. Kozya Stena is a botanist’s paradise, home to over 40 species of rare, protected plants and the edelweiss, the white star of the mountain.


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Location: Central Balkan, Stara Planina Mountain, Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Ognyan Yosifov / Alamy / Afripics
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