Current Status, Distribution and Habitat of the Threatened Species Myricaria germanica (Tamaricaceae) in Bulgaria

The present research aims to clarify the current status and the distribution of the population and the habitat of the threatened species Myricaria germanica in Bulgaria. The species occurs with one location in Bulgaria in Bulgarka Natural Park in the Central Balkan range. The location is positioned at a former inert quarry along the Syvyak River. The population of M. germanica consists of about 30 shrubs forming riverine community with Salix purpurea and affiliated to artificial habitat J3.3 of the EUNIS habitat classification. The research confirms that M. germanica should be considered as “Crytically endangered”. There is a necessity of profound and long-term future observations and researches on the reproduction and biology of the species and the dynamics of its population and habitat.