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Likana, village of Belopolyane, village of Svirachi

village of Belopolyane, village of Svirachi in Haskovo, Bulgaria

Known as the kingdom of the orchids, Likana attracts visitors with its impressive wealth of rare plants, including 15 orchid species. Along with the Spurred Helleborine, of special interest are the species Ophrys mammosa, the woodcock bee-orchid and the ordinary bee-orchid, Himantoglossum caprinum, the violet limodore, the butterfly orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) and the pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), which are of national and European importance.

The smallest protected area in the municipality is the Likana locality (3 hectares). Declared protected for the purpose of preserving the only discovered habitat in Bulgaria of the wild-growing orchid species Spurred Helleborine (Cephalanthera epipactoides).

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