Medicinal Plants on the Territory of the Waterfall Canyon Eco-trail (Soskovcheto Reserve, Western Rhodopes Mts., South Bulgaria).

The study presents data on the species diversity of medicinal plants on the territory of the Waterfall Canyon Eco-trail, part of the "Soskovcheto" Reserve (Western Rhodopes Mts. in South Bulgaria). Ninety-six species were recorded, grouped in 42 families - Apiaceae, Aristolochiacea, Aspidiaceae, Aspleniaceae, Asteraceae, Athyriaceae, Balsaminaceae, Betulaceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Campanulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Crassulaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Geraniaceae, Hypericaceae, Hypolepidaceae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pinaceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Polypodiaceae, Primulaceaea, Pyrolaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae, Saxifragaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Violaceae. Eighteen medicinal plant species were with conservation significance, including endemic, rare and protected species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]