Flora of Irkutsk

Aconitum sukaczevii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. It is known only from the northern slopes of the Khamar-Daban mountains.

Hedysarum zundukii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. A cushion-former, it is found only on the western shore of Lake Baikal.

Artemisia olchonensis is a species of flowering plant in the wormwood genus Artemisia, family Asteraceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. It is found only on Olkhon Island of Lake Baikal.

Primula pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. It is a narrow endemic restricted to the Lake Baikal area.

Corispermum ulopterum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Irkutsk Oblast in Siberia. It is found only on the beaches of Lake Baikal.

Tridactylina is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. Species The only known species is Tridactylina kirilowii, native to Siberia.

Carex sajanensis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Siberia and Mongolia.

Carex relaxa is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Siberia and Mongolia.

Larix × czekanowskii is a larch species, a natural hybrid between Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) and Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii).

Carex jacutica is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Siberia and eastern Russia.

Festuca venusta is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. The species was first published in 1929. This species is native to South Siberia, and Mongolia.

Festuca komarovii is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Buryatiya, Irkutsk, and Mongolia. It is perennial and mainly grows in temperate biomes. It was first published in 1955.

Salix alexii-skvortzovii is a species of willow native to eastern Asia.

Fritillaria dagana is a rare bulbous herbaceous perennial plant native to Siberia, Russia. It is a species in the genus Fritillaria of the family Liliaceae. It is placed in the subgenus Liliorhiza.

Silene samojedorum is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Mannagettaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. It is a holoparasitic plant. It is native to southern Siberia (within Irkutsk Oblast and Tuva) and also northern China (in Qinghai). The genus name of Mannagettaea is in honour of Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau (1856–1931), a prominent Austrian botanist. It was first described and published in Acta Horti Gothob. Vol.8 on page 135 in 1933. Known species, according to Kew; Mannagettaea hummelii Harry Sm. Mannagettaea labiata Harry Sm.

Limnas is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. It is found in northern and central Asia (Russia and Kazakhstan). Species Limnas malyschevii O.D.Nikif. - Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya Limnas stelleri Trin. - Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya, Irkutsk, Buryatiya, Khabarovsk Krai Limnas veresczaginii Krylov & Schischk. - Kazakhstan formerly included Limnas arkansana - Limnodea arkansana Limnas pilosa - Limnodea arkansana

Carex eremopyroides is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Russia and China.

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

Endocellion glaciale is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native from central Siberia to the northern Russian Far East. It was first described by Carl Friedrich von Ledebour in 1845 as Nardosmia glacialis.

Chamaerhodos altaica is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to China.

Lithosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range extends from Siberia to Mongolia. Species include: Lithosciadium kamelinii (V.M.Vinogr.) Pimenov ex Gubanov Lithosciadium multicaule Turcz.

Carex conspissata is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Russia, Siberia and Mongolia.

Rhubarb is the fleshy, edible stalks (petioles) of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of Rheum in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food. The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows from short, thick rhizomes. Historically, different plants have been called "rhubarb" in English. The large, triangular leaves contain high levels of oxalic acid and anthrone glycosides, making them poisonous and therefore inedible. The small flowers are grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescences. The precise origin of culinary rhubarb is unknown. The

Caragana pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.

Craniospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to Kazakhstan, the Altai, Siberia (Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Tuva), Mongolia, and Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in China. They are tuft-forming biennial or perennial herbs, and are generally highly endemic, thought to be relicts of the hypothesized ancient Mediterranean flora.

Waldsteinia ternata, commonly referred to as barren strawberry, is an herbaceous perennial plant. It has a disjunct distribution, being native to Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia, namely the Changbai Mountains of China, Sakhalin and Siberia in Russia, and Japan. Both the leaves and the flowers of W. ternata are reminiscent of strawberry. The leaves are trifoliate (hence the specific epithet), arranged in rosettes, glossy, and evergreen in climates with mild winters. The yellow, five-petaled flowers appear in late spring or early summer. The fruit is an inedible berry. The plant usually grows 4

Tulipa uniflora is a flowering plant species belonging to the genus Tulipa, within the family Liliaceae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1770.

Mertensia sibirica, commonly known as Japanese bluebells or Siberian bluebells, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Originally discovered by Carolus Linnaeus, who named it Pulmonaria sibirica, this plant is found, as its name implies, in Eastern Siberia and northern China. After review of the plant's morphology, its taxonomic position was changed to Mertensia sibirica by botanist and plant collector George Don, who put forth the notion of the change, which was eventually accepted, most likely due to the striking resemblance to the related species in the

Rhaponticum carthamoides, synonym Leuzea carthamoides, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known as maral root or rhaponticum. It inhabits the sub-alpine zone (4,500–6,000 ft (1,400–1,800 m) above sea level) as well as alpine meadows. It can be found growing wild in Southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, the Altay region, and Western Sayan Mountains. Maral root is widely cultivated throughout Russia and Eastern Europe. This plant derives its traditional name maral root (maralu) from the maral deer that fed on it. R. carthamoides is high in 20-hydroxyecdysone, a