The vegetation of Bulgaria is agrarian and cultivated. The ligneous
formations are dominant (about 27 % of Bulgaria's area): oak, Quercus
frainetto, Sessile oak, beech, European hornbeam, Oriental sessile oak,
Oriental beech, Scotch pine, Pinus nigra, Spruce fir, White fir. The vegetation
species totals about 12 400. The endemic species on the Balkan Peninsula number
285 - Haberlea rhodopensis, Ramonda serbica, Pinus peuce, Horse chestnut. The
Bulgarian endemics number 270 species: in the Rhodope mountains - Lathraea
rhodopaea, Rhodope violet, Rhodope lily; in Pirin mountains - Pirin fescue, Pirin sedge, Centaurea Achtarovii; in Slavyanka
mountains - Centaurea parilica, Fritillana drenovskyi; in Rila mountains - Rila
primrose, Rila rhubarb; in Middle Stara Planina - Stara Planina primrose.