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Flowers of the Altai Page Two - 2009

Russian Federation

Altai Antonymous Region

Flower Photos Two

 

 

June 29 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.

To view page three of the flowers seen click HERE

Wild Flowers found during the visit.

 

 

 

Page two

 

 

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.

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera altaica Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispida Honeysuckle

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria formosa Sandwort

Arenaria mongolica Sandwort

Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear

Cerastium cerastoides Starwort Mouse-ear

Cerastium lithospermifolium Mouse-ear

Cerastium pusillum Mouse-ear

Dianthus superbus         (Fringed pink)

Dianthus versicolor      (Pink)

     

Gastrolychnis tristis

   

Gypsophila desertorum Baby's breath

Gypsophila patrinii     (Baby's breath)

 

Melandrium apetalum            (Campion)

Minuartia verna Sandwort

Silene repens Campion

Silene graminifolia Campion

Other Silene Sp

Stellaria bungeana Stitchwort

Stellaria dichotoma Stitchwort

Stellaria petraea Stitchwort

Stellaria peduncularis Stitchwort

Other possible Stellaria Sp

             

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium prostratum Goosefoot

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus ammanii Bindweed

Crassulaceae

Orostachys spinosa

    

Rhodiola algida      (Ice Roseroot)

   

Rhodiola coccinea Roseroot

Rhodiola krylovii      (Krylov's Roseroot)

                     

Rhodiola quadrifida Roseroot

Rhodiola rosea Roseroot

Other Rhodiola Sp

     

Sedum ewersii Stonecrop

Sedum hybridum      (Stonecrop)

     

Other Sedum Sp

    

Cupressaceae

Juniperus pseudosabina      (Juniper)

 

Cyperaceae

Eriophorum humile     (Cotton grass)

Empetraceae

Empetrum nigrum crowberry

Ephedra ceae

Ephedra monosperma Joint pine

Ephedra distachya Joint pine

Equisetaceae

Equisetum palustre Horsetail

Equisetum variegatum Horse-tail

Ericaceae

Vaccinium vitis idaea Cowberry

Arctous alpina Arctic bearberry