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Flower Photos Three

 

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.

 

 

 

 

  

 

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Page three

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.

Only photographed flowers may be rlied upon having been seen in 2009.

 

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia discolor Spurge

Euphorbia tshuiensis Chuya spurge

Other possible Euphorbia Sp

IMG_2197-2-3    IMG_1241-3    IMG_1294-3 IMG_1792-2    IMG_2154-2-3

Fabaceae

Astragalus alpinus       (Milk-vetch)

IMG_2217-2-3  could also be Oxytropis glabra

Astragalus austrosibiricus Milk-vetch

Astragalus dilutus           (Milk-vetch)

IMG_1464-2-3   IMG_1169-2-3-3    IMG_1462-2-3

Astragalus frigidus Milk-vetch

Astragalus laguroides Milk-vetch

Astragalus mongholicus Milk-vetch

Astragalus multicaulis Milk-vetch

Astragalus puberulus Milk-vetch

Other possible Astragalus Sp

IMG_1475-2-3   IMG_1162-2-3-3   IMG_1432-3-3   IMG_1433-3-3

 IMG_1463-2-3   

Caragana bungei

Caragana pygmaea

IMG_2128-2-4    IMG_2128-2-2-2

Cicer songoricum Chick pea

Hedysarum neglectum

Onobrychis tanaitica Sainfoin

Oxytropis alpestris? Oxytrope

Oxytropis alpina Oxytrope

Oxytropis glabra Oxytrope

Oxytropis gebleri ? Oxytrope

Oxytropis ladyginii Oxytrope

Oxytropis macrosema Oxytrope

Oxytropis martjanovii Martyanov's Oxytrope

Oxytropis nivea Dwarf Snow-white Oxy.

Oxytropis physocarpa Whorled Bladder Oxy.

Oxytropis pumila Dwarf Bladder Oxy.

Oxytropis recognita Oxytrope

Oxytropis tragacanthoides Oxytrope

Oxytropis tschujae

IMG_0905-2-3-3

Oxytropis trichohysa

IMG_1060-2-3-3

Possible other Oxytropis Sp

  IMG_1036-2-3-3     IMG_1037-2-3-3     IMG_1281-3-3

IMG_0870-2-3-3

Trifolium eximium Clover

Trifolium lupinaster Clover

*Vicia cracca Tufted vetch

Other possible vetches

 IMG_1740-2-3  IMG_1183-2-3-3        IMG_2171-2-3-3

 IMG_1283-3-3   IMG_1284-3-3

Fumariaceae

Corydalis pauciflora     (Few-flowered Purple Cor.)

 IMG_0811-2-3-3   IMG_2189-2-3-3   IMG_1010-2-3-3

 IMG_0888-2-3-3    IMG_2196-2-3-3

Corydalis inconspicua Corydalis

Corydalis stricta Corydalis

Gentianaceae

Gentiana algida    (Gentian)

         IMG_2059-2-3-3    IMG_2060-2-3-3    IMG_2061-2-3-3

Gentiana amarella Gentian

Gentiana azurea           (Gentian)

IMG_1899-3

Gentiana barbata            (Gentian)

IMG_2003-3

Gentiana decumbens          (Gentian)

 IMG_1818-2     IMG_1821-2    IMG_1820-2

     IMG_1817-2    IMG_1819-2    IMG_2255-3


 IMG_1822-2

Gentiana grandiflora            (Gentian)

  IMG_1959-2-3

Gentiana macrophylla           (Gentian)

  IMG_1847-3

Gentiana nutans                  (Gentian)

IMG_2055-2-3

Gentiana uniflora                  (Gentian)

    IMG_1844-3    IMG_1843-3  IMG_2031-2-3

   IMG_2035-2-3   IMG_2032-2-3

Lomatogonium carinthiacum

Lomatogonium rotatum

Swertia obtusa

    IMG_1812-2-3    IMG_1228-3-3  IMG_1810-2-3   IMG_2037-2-3-3

 

Geraniaceae

Biebersteinia odora Sweet Biebersteinia

Geranium krylovii Crane's bill

Geranium pratense          (Meadow crane's bill)

IMG_1164-2-3   IMG_1165-2-3

Geranium pseudosibiricum Crane's bill

Other possible Geranium Sp

IMG_1722-3  IMG_1730-2  IMG_1163-2-3

Grossulariaceae

Ribes graveolens Currant

Juncaginaceae

Triglochin palustre Marsh arrowgrass

Lamiaceae

Dracocephalum bungeanum Woolly Dragon's Head

Dracocephalum grandiflorum         (Dragon's Head)

 IMG_2006-3   IMG_1868-3   IMG_1999-2-3

 IMG_2000-3

Dracocephalum imberbe Dragon's Head

Dracocephalum nutans Dragon's Head

Dracocephalum origanoides Dragon's Head

Dracocephalum peregrinum Dragon's Head

Other possible Dracocephalum Sp

  IMG_2084-2-3   IMG_2083-2-3

Lagopsis marrubiastrum Horehound

Leonurus glaucescens Motherwort

Nepeta sibirica Cat-mint

Panzerina canescens Grey False Motherwort

Thymus serpillum      (Thyme)

IMG_1063-2-3-3    IMG_1467-2-3   IMG_1759-2-3

Ziziphora clinopodioides

  IMG_1225-3   IMG_2041-2-3

Liliaceae

Allium altaicum       (Onion)

   IMG_2152-2-3-3   IMG_2153-2-3-3

Allium clathratum Onion

Allium rubens Onion

Allium schoenoprasum       (Chives)

 IMG_1775-2-3    IMG_1173-2-3-3     IMG_1296-3-3    IMG_1297-3-3

Lilium martagon Martagon Lily

Lloydia serotina Snowdon Lily

Veratrum lobelianum False-helleborine