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Deposits of Rhodope haberlea near the village of Dyadovtsi
The plant is included in the Bulgarian Plant Red Data List. The scientific name of silivryak is Haberlea rodopenzis (Haberlea rhodopensis) – the discoverer, the Hungarian botanist Emmerih Frivaldski, gave the fields their name. The generic name of the plant is Haberle, named by the botanic scientist, and the species name is rodopentsi, in honor of the Rhodope Mountains, where it was found the first time. For this reason it is also informally called Rodopka.
Rhodopean haberlea is a relict species, dating back to the late Tertiary. Today it is found only in Bulgaria and scarcely in northern Greece, for which it is designated as a Balkan endemic. Most important is its ability to go to anabiosis “fake death” when subjected to adverse conditions and to stay this way long enough to wait for appropriate conditions and come to life again. Rhodopean haberlea can stand dry for 31 months and restore vital functions during better conditions. Why this occurs remains a mystery to scientists.
One of the legends about the mythical singer Orpheus says that while an angry group of Ciconian Maenads ( female devotees of Dionusys) were tearing his body apart, every time a drop of blood touched the ground, a wonderful violet flower appeared. It is presently known as the Orpheus flower (Rhodope haberlea).
The flower is depicted as an element in one of the personifications of the Rhodope Mountains, transmitted on coins made by the government of the ancient city of Philippopolis at the time of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius (138-161g.). On one of the Rhodope coins is represented as a woman sitting on rock with her hair tied in a bun. In her right hand, which is extended forward, she is holding the Rhodope flower, while the left is resting on an urn out of which is running water
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