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Bulgaria is Europe's leading exporter of medicinal plants. Bulgaria ranks first in Europe for the production and export of medicinal plants and sixth worldwide. More than 100,000 tonnes of the 250 herb species used in medicine are collected in Bulgaria. The most widely traded wild plants include rose hip, nettle, hawthorn, linden, blackthorn, juniper, dandelion and blackberry. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's latest figures, certified low-impact areas for collecting wild berries, herbs and mushrooms totalled 694,251 hectares in 2014, up 2.3% on the previous year.