Flora of Altay

Erythronium sulevii is a plant species endemic to the Altay region of Siberia.

Iris ludwigii, with the common name Ludwig iris, is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus Iris subg. Limniris and in the series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant with violet-blue flowers. It is native to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan meet. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Carex altaica is a species of sedge and is native to Mongolia, Siberia, and northwestern China.

Tulipa altaica is a species of tulip found in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China.

Daphne altaica is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is deciduous, and is found across temperate Asia, including in parts of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China (Xinjiang). It is found at elevations of about 1,000 m.

Allium tulipifolium is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Altay Krai. It is found at elevations of 600–1000 m. Allium tulipifolium has round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, waxy, up to 2 cm across, much shorter than scape, with a pink or dark green margin. Umbel has many flowers, the tepals white with dark green or purple mid-veins.

Iris scariosa is a plant species in the genus Iris; it is also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial from the mountainsides of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. It has sword-like, or sickle shaped, blue green or grey-green leaves, a short flowering stem, 3 or 4 membranous or semi-transparent flower bud leaves, 2 violet, reddish violet, lilac, blue-purple, or blue flowers in late spring, with yellow or white beards. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It was merged with another similar iris in the region, and Iris glaucescens became a synonym of

Allium flavidum is an Asian species of onions native to Xinjiang, Altay Krai, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It grows in rocky areas. Allium flavidum has narrow bulbs up to 1 cm in diameter. Scapes are up to 45 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, shorter than the scape. Umbel is large and spherical with many white or pale yellow flowers.

Allium austrosibiricum is a species of onion native to Mongolia and southern Siberia (Tuva and Altay Krai). Some sources consider the name synonymous with A. spirale, but others recognize it as a distinct species.

Salix alatavica is a small shrub from the genus of willow (Salix). It is native to mountainous slopes in Asia, in Kazakhstan, southern Russia, Mongolia, and northern China.

Carex continua is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to northern parts of Asia.

Pulsatilla bungeana is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to Southern Siberia to Mongolia.

Erigeron altaicus is an Asian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Siberia, Kazakhstan, and Xinjiang. Erigeron altaicus is a perennial, clump-forming herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Its flower heads have lilac ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets.

Carex litvinovii is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Central Asia.

Populus laurifolia, the laurel poplar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Mongolia, and Xinjiang in China. It hybridizes readily with other species of poplar, and has high genetic variation.

Iris glaucescens is a plant species in the genus Iris and subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, found in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. It has blue-grey sickle-shaped leaves, slender stem, and spring flowers in blue-violet, pale violet, lilac-purple, to deep purple, to light bluish, and almost white shades. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It was merged with another similar iris in the region, and became a synonym of Iris scariosa, before being divided into two separate species again, although some sources still call it a synonym of Iris

Allium subtilissimum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Altay Krai, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. Allium subtilissimum creates a cluster of narrow bulbs each rarely more than 10 mm across. Scape is short for the genus, up to only 20 cm in height. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scape, only about 500 μm wide. Umbels only a few flowers, these red or purple.

Allium amphibolum is a species of onion native to Altai, Tuva, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and the Province of Xinjiang in western China. Allium amphibolum produces a clump of narrow bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 30 cm tall. Leaves narrow, up to 15 cm long but rarely more than 5 mm across. Tepals are rose or lilac, with darker red midveins. Ovary is round with a very long style.

Corydalis nobilis, the Siberian corydalis, is a perennial plant native to Siberia, Xinjiang and Kazakhstan. It was introduced to Europe by Linnaeus, who had asked his friend Erich Laxmann for seeds of Lamprocapnos spectabilis (old-fashioned bleeding heart), but was sent seeds of C. nobilis instead. Both Lamprocampnos and Corydalis are members of the family Papaveraceae, with seeds having an attached elaiosome that makes them attractive to ants, which disperse the seeds.

Allium oliganthum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family found from Siberia to North-West China. It is also known as the Kazakh leek, and it is grown as an ornamental plant.

Gagea altaica is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Kazakhstan, Siberia (Tuva, Altay Krai, Krasnoyarsk), and Xinjiang Province of western China. Gagea altaica is a bulb-forming perennial that grows up to 12 cm tall. The flowers are golden yellow to yellow-brown, usually giving only one or two flowers per plant but sometimes more.

Aquilegia borodinii is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Siberia and Mongolia.

Allium senescens subsp. glaucum (German garlic), is a plant in the genus Allium. It is native to Siberia and Mongolia.

Allium galanthum is an Asian species of onion in the amaryllis family, commonly called the snowdrop onion. It is native to Xinjiang, Mongolia, Altay Krai, and Kazakhstan. It grows at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft). Allium galanthum forms a cluster of bulbs, each up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter. Scapes are up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. Leaves are tubular, about half as long as the scapes. Umbels are spherical with a large number of white flowers. Allium galanthum is edible and reportedly has medicinal uses.

Fritillaria verticillata is a flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and the Altay region of Siberia. It can grow to 60 cm (23.5 in) tall, usually with one flower at the top, but sometimes with as many as five. The leaves are mostly in whorls, with 4-7 leaves per node, each up to 10 cm long but rarely more than 10 mm across. The flowers are pendent, nodding, bell-shaped, white or pale yellow, sometimes with purple spots. It formerly included the variety Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii - now called Fritillaria thunbergii.

Microstigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes four species native to temperate Asia, ranging from central Siberia to northern China.

Paeonia intermedia is a species of flowering plant in the peony family Paeoniaceae, native to Central Asia (except Turkmenistan), the Altai Mountains, and Xinjiang in China. A perennial herb reaching 70 cm (28 in), it is found on scrubby and grassy slopes, and in open woodlands, at elevations of 1,100 to 3,000 m (3,600 to 9,800 ft). It is a diploid with karyotypic formula 2n = 2x = 10 = 6m + 2sm + 2st.

Salix ledebouriana is a species of willow. It is found from the southern West Siberian Plain, across Kazakhstan to Mongolia. It grows as a shrub in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.

Leymus akmolinensis is a species of grass endemic to Russia and Kazakhstan.

Allium schrenkii is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Siberia (Tuva, Altay Krai). It grows on steep slopes at elevations of 2400–2800 m. Allium schrenkii produces a single bulb rarely more than 10 mm across. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are short, narrowly linear, shorter than the scape. Umbels are spherical with many purple flowers.