Flora of Tuva

Scutellaria tuvensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Tuva in southern Siberia. A perennial, it is found in dry and desert steppes on thin soils, gravel, scree, and rocky outcrops.

Oxytropis sobolevskajae is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Tuva in southern Siberia. A perennial found only in the Tuva Depression, its closest relative is probably Oxytropis leptophylla.

Potentilla tericholica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Tuva in southern Siberia. A perennial, it is found only in high mountain habitats.

Erythronium krylovii is a plant species known only from the Tuva and Krasnoyarsk regions in Siberia.

Aquilegia grubovii is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to northern Mongolia and Tuva in Russia.

Pugionium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Southwestern Siberia to Northern China. Species: Pugionium cornutum (L.) Gaertn. Pugionium dolabratum Maxim. Pugionium pterocarpum Kom.

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.

Ephedra lomatolepis is a species of Ephedra that is native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Xinjiang in China, and Tuva in Siberia. It was originally described by Alexander Gustav von Schrenk in 1844. Otto Stapf's worldwide monograph on the genus included this species, but Stapf did not place it in a section. Later, it was placed in section Alatae.

Iris psammocola is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Pseudoregelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from China. It has grass-like leaves, short stems, yellow flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

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

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.

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.

Carex regeliana is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Central Asia in the west southern Siberia in the east.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pachyneurum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It contains a single species, Pachyneurum grandiflorum, a perennial native to subalpine and subarctic regions of Xinjiang, Mongolia, and southern Siberia (Altai, Tuva, Buryatia, and Chita Oblast).

Linaria altaica is a species of flowering plant that was described by Fisher and Carl Friedrich von Ledebour. Linaria altaica belongs to the genus Linaria, in the family Plantaginaceae. It has no listed subspecies.

Pachyneurum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It contains a single species, Pachyneurum grandiflorum, a perennial native to subalpine and subarctic regions of Xinjiang, Mongolia, and southern Siberia (Altai, Tuva, Buryatia, and Chita Oblast).

Haloselinum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It contains a single species, Haloselinum falcaria, a perennial native to central Asia. It ranges from Kazakhstan to southwestern Siberia (Altai Krai, Altai Republic, and Tuva), Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Inner Mongolia.

Haloselinum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It contains a single species, Haloselinum falcaria, a perennial native to central Asia. It ranges from Kazakhstan to southwestern Siberia (Altai Krai, Altai Republic, and Tuva), Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Inner Mongolia.

Erythronium sibiricum is a bulbous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae, commonly known as the Siberian fawn lily or Siberian trout lily.

Allium clathratum is a species of onions native to temperate Asia (Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Siberia (Tuva, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, and Altay Krai)). It grows on dry slopes and cliff faces at elevations of 400–2000 m. Allium clathratum produces narrow bulbs rarely more than 10m mm wide. Umbel is hemispheric, with many pink flowers.

Ribes aciculare is a species of flowering plant in the currant/gooseberry family Grossulariacea, generally regarded as closely related to Ribes burejense. It is native to central and northern Asia, and has been reported as native to Altay, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang. Its habitats vary from stony hill and mountain slopes to forest margins and thickets. In Northern China it has been found at altitudes of 1,500-2,100 metres. The plant is very cold hardy, and can tolerate temperatures down to -20°C during dormancy (typically the winter months). The plant

Gagea fedtschenkoana is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Russia (Tuva, Altay Krai, Western Siberia Krai, Krasnoyarsk), China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Gagea fedtschenkoana is a bulb-forming perennial up to 10 cm tall. Flowers are yellow tinged with green or purple.