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June 29th to July 26th 2009
The trip organized by Biosphere-Expeditions had a primary aim to find evidence of the presence of the Snow Leopard in the region.
The following are the lists of plants with photos.
Please note
Since preparing this site I have been contacted by a member of 'plantarium.ru' with probable corrections. New names have been added after OR where relevant. I wish to thank them for their interest.
Page One
Wild Flowers found during the visit.
It was difficult to identify the species as most of the reference books are written in Russian. With the aid of the internet, the recently published Endemic Plants of the Altai Mountain Country by Pyak et al. and the reports of previous Biosphere expeditions I have tried to put names to the following photos or to be more precise photos beside previously named plants.
I have used the Appendix 6 from the Biosphere Expedition Report for 2008 compiled by Christine Newell as a base and added some of my photos to the list. I have done my best to identify the plants correctly but would be happy to be corrected by any experts in the field.
Appendix 6: Plant list 2003 – 2008 collated by expedition team member Christine Newell.
The plants have been listed alphabetically by family with possible English names in brackets.
Apiaceae
Archangelica decurrens (Angelica)
Aulacospermum anomalum
Bupleurum pusillum Hare's ears
Bupleurum multinerve Hare's-ears
Bupleurum triradiatum Hare's-ears
Heracleum dissectum Hogweed
Libanotis condensata
Pachypleurum alpinum
Sajanella monstrosa
Schultzia crinita
Seseli strictum Moon carrot
Stenocoelium athamantoides
Asteraceae
Achillea asiatica (Yarrow)
Antennaria dioica Mountain everlasting
Angelica tenuifolia
Seseli condensatum
Sajanella montrosa
Artemisia altaiensis Mugwort
Artemisia borealis Mugwort
Artemisia frigida (Mugwort)
Artemisia glauca Mugwort Artemisia macrantha Mugwort Artemisia macrocephala Mugwort
Leonurus tataricus
Aster serpentimontanus Aster
Cirsium esculentum Dwarf thistle
Cirsium schischkinii Shishkin's thistle
Crepis czuensis Hawk's-beard
Dendranthema sinuata Chrysanthemum
Echinops humilis Dwarf Globe thistle
Crepis bungei Hawk's beard
Crepis crocea Hawk's beard
Crepis karelinii Hawk's beard
Crepis nana (Hawk's beard)
Scorzonera radiata
Erigeron altaicus Fleabane
Erigeron elongatus Fleabane
Aster alpinus
Erigeron flaccidus Fleabane
Erigeron krylovii? Fleabane
Erigeron petiolaris Fleabane
Heteropappus altaicus
Heteropappus distortus
The following could be Erigeron Sp or Heteropappas Sp (or neither!)
Hieracium ganeschinii Hawkweed
Hieracium korshinskyi Hawkweed
Hieracium virosum Hawkweed
Leontopodium ochroleucum (Eidelweiss)
Ligularia altaica Altai (Leopardplant)
Petasites rubellus (Butterbur)
Pyrethrum pulchrum (Daisy)
Saussurea amara (Saw-wort)
Saussurea schanginiana
Saussurea daurica Saw-wort
Saussurea foliosa Saw-wort
Saussurea glacialis (Saw-wort)
Saussurea leucophylla Saw-wort.
Saussurea pricei Price's Saw-wort
Saussurea pseudoalpina Saw-wort
Saussurea salicilifolia Saw-wort
Saussurea schanginiana Saw-wort
Saussurea stubendorffii Saw-wort
Saussurea sukaczevii Saw-wort
Saussurea controversa
Scorzonera radiata Viper's-grass
Senecio integrifolius (Ragwort)
Senecio praticola Ragwort
Senecio pricei Ragwort
Senecio resedifolius Ragwort
Possibly Senecio Sp
Serratula algida
Taraxacum altaicum (Dandelion)
Tragopogon orientalis (Goat's-beard)
Tripleurospermum ambiguum
Waldheimia tridactylites
Youngia diversifolia
Youngia tenuicaulis
The following could belong to the Asteraceae family
Berberidaceae
Berberis sibirica (Barberry)
Betulaceae
Betula rotundifolia (Dwarf birch)
Boraginaceae
Eritrichum altaicum
Eritrichium villosum
Lappula consanguinea Bur Forget-me-not
Lappula intermedia Bur Forget-me-not
Myosotis asiatica (Forget-me-not)
Brassicaceae
Alyssum obovatum Alison
Barbarea arcuata (Winter-cress)
Braya rosea
Cardamine pratensis Ladys smock
Clausia aprica
Draba fladnizensis Whitlowgrass
Draba lanceolata Whitlowgrass
Draba nemorosa Whitlowgrass
Draba oreades Whitlowgrass
Draba sibirica Whitlowgrass
Draba turczaninovi Whitlowgrass
Erysimum humillimum Wallflower
Isatis lasiocarpa Woad
Leiospora exscapa (Stemless Leiospora)
Smelovskia calycina
Other possible Brassinaceae
Campanulaceae
Campanula wolgensis Bellflower
Campanula glomerata Bellflower
Campanula langsdorffiana Bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia (Bellflower)
Other possible Campanula Sp
