Russian Federation
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