Mesophyte
Eutrophic.
Weed. Medicinal
( Amaranthus retroflexus)
tall.
land, wasteland, populated areas. The
shore of the river or stream. grassland
Nitrogen
14
White Clover (Trifolium reopens)
Fabaceae
Perennial creeping herb
Meadow Mountain, alkaline, dry.
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The shore of the
river or stream.
Mesophyte
Eutrophic
Weed, Decorative,
Fodder, Cultivated,
Medicinal, Technical
15
Yellow chamomile - (Cota
tinctoria)
Asteraceae
Perennial up to 70 cm tall
In the steppe lowlands
Xerophyte
Weed. Technical.
Insecticide
16
Cow parsley (Anthriscus
sylvestris)
Apiaceae
Juvenile grass. Less long
term bush
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The shores of the
lake, river or stream. Bushland - coastal or
flood. grassland
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic,
Nitrogen
Medicinal
17
Downy burdock (Arctium
tomentosum)
Asteraceae
Juvenile grassland
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The shores of the
lake, river or stream. Bushland - coastal or
flood. The gullies in meadows
Mesophyte
Eutrophic,
Nitrogen
Medicinal, Edible
18
Sagebush or Wormwood
( Artemisia absinthium)
Asteraceae
Perennial herb to 12 cm
tall
Anthropogenic: housing, roads. On the
rocky slopes
Weed, Medicinal
19
Austrian Sagebush or wormwood
( Artemisia austriaca Jacq)
Asteraceae
Perennial grass tussocks
On saline meadows, among sandy steppe,
often on pastures, about roads, housing
the steppe zone. Meadow dry or in
meadow steppe. Roadsides. arid
woodlands
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
20
Field Sagebush or wormwood
( Artemisia campestris L)
Asteraceae
Perennial grass
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The shores of the
lake, river or stream. Bushland - coastal or
flood. Arid woodlands. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe meadow. Steppe
grasslands. The slopes of the terraces, the
top of the mountain ridges
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
21
Replacement Sagebush or
wormwood ( Artemisia
commutata Besser)
Asteraceae
Perennial herb
Steppe, steppe meadows, gravelly slopes
22
Artemisia compacta Fisch
Asteraceae
Dense perennial
grass/shrub
Dry meadow. Steppe mountain, meadow.
Rocky: scree or deposit; rock or stone
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder Medicinal
23
Arctic sage (Artemisia frigida)
Asteraceae
Half-shrub (15-45 cm
tall.).
In steppes on stony and rocky slopes, on
the old deposits.
Medicinal using grass,
leaves, flowers, fruits and
roots. In the grass found
flavonoids, 30 mg%
ascorbic acid, D 12-0,6%
essential oils are about
10% of the ketone (1-
benzophenone) and
traces undecanoic acid.
The roots contain traces
of essential oil
24
Artemisia gmelinii Web.
Asteraceae
Shrub 50-100 cm tall.
Perennial lignified stalks
vertical or ascending,
covered with brownish-
gray bark. Annual
herbaceous shoots
numerous, dirty-purple or
brown, bare in the upper
part.
Meadow steppe edge, splitting, bushland
along the river valleys, cliffs and steep
slopes.
25
Artemisia obtusiloba Ledeb
Asteraceae
Compositae
Half-shrub 30-40 cm tall.
Stems in the root of the
perennial, woody,
branching. Annuals - two
genera. Some - only leaf-
bearing, the second -
generative.
Rocky, pebble and gravelly slopes, rock
steppe.
26
Artemisia nitrosa Weber.
Asteraceae
Compositae
Grass ground.
Rhizome creeping,
producing short shoots in
the number of 2-5 cm at
the end with the leaves
and flowering, erect,
robust stems, 40-50 cm
tall.
Salt meadows in the desert
27
Artemisia schischkinii Krasch.
Asteraceae
Compositae
Half-shrub, forming a low
sward diameter 5-8cm.
Alkaline mountain steppes.
28
Sieversian wormwood (Artemisia
sieversiana Willd)
Asteraceae
Annual or biennial grass
Steppe mountain, meadow. On the steppe,
Solonetz, less upland meadows, sparse
groves, sometimes on coastal cliffs, often
as Weed around housing, roads, fields and
fallow lands
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Halophyte.
Calcium
Medicinal: It contains
essential oils, ketones,
phenols, azulenes,
sesquiterpene alcohols
and hydrocarbons .
Fodder
29
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis
L.)
Asparagaceae
Perennial grass
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The shores of the
lake, river or stream. Bushland. Dry
grassland. Steppe
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Decorative, Cultivated,
Medicinal, Edible,
Poisonous
30
Astragalus altaicola Podlech
Leguminosae
Perennial herb to 40 cm
tall
By steppe meadows and rocky slopes of
the mountains
Xerophyte
Fodder
31
Astragalus onobrychis
Fabaceae
Perennial grass
Anthropogenic: fallow. Rocky: scree or
scattering. Rocks and stone. Shrub habitat..
Steppe meadow
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Decorative
32
Atraphaxis spinosa L
Polygonaceae
branched shrub or shrub
40-100 cm tall
It grows on rocky soil in semi-desert and
desert, primarily on gravelly riverbeds.
Fodder. Medicinal
33
Saltbush (Atriplex cana C.A. Mey)
Amaranthaceae
Shrub up to 50 cm tall
In salt marshes, alkaline depressions, river
Xerophyte.
Fodder, Technical, fuel
valleys and lake shores. On stony and
debris loops and gentle slopes of the hills
Halophyte
34
Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)
Brassicaceae
Biennial herb to 65 cm tall
Along the river valleys. Among the bushes,
on dry slopes. In roads in settlements
Xerophyte
Weed. Olives
35
Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub
Poaceae
Long meadow and steppe
grass
Anthropogenic: lakeside,
River or stream. In the bushes. In
meadows. In the steppe meadows. In
meadows prefers light sandy soil
Меsоphyte
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder. Cultivated
36
Grass rush (Butomus umbellatus)
Butomaceae
Grass – roots take root in
water
The waterfront
Hydrophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Medicinal.
Edible: rhizome is baked,
flour contains starch
37
Chee reedgrass (Calamagrostis
epigeios (L.) Roth)
Poaceae
Hardy perennial plant up
to 150 cm tall
On sandy soils of low mountains marshy
Fodder
38
Camphorosma lessingii Litv
Amaranthaceae
Perennial herb to 70 cm
tall
On the rocky slopes of low mountains, salt
marshes
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Halophyte
Fodder
39
Caragana frutex (L.) K.Koch
Fabaceae
Deciduous shrub
Anthropogenic: roadside. The waterfront.
Rocky: scree or placer, rock or stone.
Mountain shrub habitats. Arid woodlands.
Steppe meadow
Xerophyte
Eutrophic
Decorative. Cultivated
40
Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus)
Asteraceae
Biennial or perennial plant
up to 12 cm in height
It is found in scrub, meadows, river banks.
Some roads and housing
Honey, Food Weed
41
Carex krascheninnikovii Kom. ex
V.I.Krecz.
Cyperaceae
Hardy perennial grass
On steppe slopes of low mountains, in
scrub
Xerophyte
42
Carex pediformis C.A. Mey
Cyperaceae
Grass, perennial up to 35
cm height
On the slopes of the upland steppe, in
bushland
Xerophyte
Fodder
43
Carex stenophylla
Cyperaceae
Perennial herb.
Long underground
rhizomes
In steppes, on sandy and saline meadows.
Often forms pods in the feather grass
steppes.
Xerophyte. The
most xerophilous
steppe sedge
Fodder
44
Caraway (Carum carvi L.)
Apiaceae
Perennial herb
Anthropogenic: fallow land, roadsides.
Arable land or garden. Wasteland.
Meadow mountain
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible. Weed.
45
Ceratocarpus arenarius L.
Chenopodiaceae
An annual plant up to 30
cm tall
Semi-desert steppe, steppe areas on sandy
soil.
Fodder
46
Lambs Quarters (Chenopodium
album L)
Chenopodiaceae
Annual grass upto 2m tall
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. Weed
in the fields, fallow lands, kitchen gardens.
The waterfront. Coastal flood or shrubs
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Fodder, Medicinal,
Technical (dye for wool)
47
Chenopodium botrys L.
Chenopodiaceae
Grass annual ground (up
to 60 cm in height)
grows on sandy soils, rocks, dry river beds
and weedy places.
Weed. Medicinal. It is
used as an anti-moth. It
has a large number of
fragrant essential oil.
48
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)
Asteraceae
Perennial herb (up to 80
cm)
Anthropogenic: roadside vegetable
wasteland. Near settlements. Dry meadow.
Steppe meadow
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Medicinal.
Edible stems, leaves and
roots (the latter - for
making a coffee
substitute, to produce
sugar and alcohol). Good
honey plant
49
Cleistogenes squarrosa (Trin.)
Poaceae
Hardy perennial herb,
upto 20cm in height.
Stems sinuous, curved
when dry
On the plains and foothills
Fodder
50
Field bindweed (Convolvulus
arvensis L.)
Convolvulaceae
Creeping perennial herb
Anthropogenic: roadside vegetable
wasteland. Rocky: scree or scattering.
grassland
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Medicinal
51
Dog’s tongue (Cynoglossum
officinale L.)
Boraginaceae
Juvenile grass
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside, arable
land or garden, wasteland. The waterfront.
Rocky: scree or scattering. Shrub habitat.
Meadow dry. Steppe meadow
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Cultivated. Medicinal.
Technical. Poisonous
Weed
52
Cocks foot (Dactylis glomerata)
Poaceae
Hardy Perennial plant up
to 150 cm in height
The scrubland of flooded and upland
meadows.
53
Alpine delphinium (Delphinium
elatum)
Ranunculaceae
Perennial plants (up to 1.5
m in height).
In the steppe lowlands,
Decorative
54
Tufted hair grass (Deschampsia
cespitosa)
Poaceae
Hardy herbaceous
perennial upto 1m
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The waterfront,
wetlands. Bushland. floodplain meadow
Mesophyte:
Very broad
ecological range
Mesotrophic
Very broad
ecological range
Nitrogen
Decorative. Fodder
55
Dipsacus azureus Schrenk
Dipsacaceae
Perennial herb up to 130
cm
By bushland, low-mountain steppe and
gravelly slopes, river valleys
56
Dracocephalum nutans L.
Lamiaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden. Rocky: scree or scattering. Shrubs
mountain, coastal or flood.
Dry Meadow Mountain. Steppe mountain
meadows
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
57
Southern globethistle (Echinops
ritro L.)
Asteraceae
Perennial Plant 60cm tall
on the steppe grasslands, steppes, on
stony and clay slopes, river valleys
Honey plant, poisonous
plant.
58
Elymus angustus (Trin.) Pilg.
Poaceae
Hardy perennial plant up
to 1m in height
the dry plains, hills and slopes. On the
banks of ponds
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Fodder
59
Elymus multicaulis (Kar. & Kir.)
Tzvelev
Poaceae
Hardy perennial plant up
to 1m in height
saline meadows
Mesophyte
Fodder
60
Elymus ramosus (Trin.)
Poaceae
Hardy perennial grass
The meadows
Mesophyte
Fodder
61
Elymus secalinus (Georgi) Tzvelev
Poaceae
Hardy oerennial grass
The meadows
Mesophyte
Fodder
62
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedraceae
Almost leafless branched
shrub
Steppe lowlands
Xerophyte
Medicinal
63
Ephedra monosperma C. A. Mey.
Ephedraceae
Low, almost leafless
branched shrub to 25 cm
tall.
Steppe, dry rocky slopes
Xerophyte
64
Eremopyrum orientale (L.) Jaub.
& Spach
Poaceae
Hardy grass. Annual plant
up to 30 cm high.
It grows in the southern steppes and
deserts, on dry slopes of the mountains
Xerophyte
65
Annual wheatgrass Eremopyrum
triticeum (Gaertn.) Nevski
Poaceae
Hardy grass. Annual plant
up to 30 cm high
It grows in the steppes on gravelly, sandy
and alkaline soils.
Xerophyte
66
Flat sea holly Eryngium planum L.
Apiaceae
Perennial grass up to 30 -
100cm tall
Anthropogenic: roadside. Rocky: scree or
scattering. The waterfront. In mixed grass,
feather grass and rocky steppes, dry steppe
grasslands.
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Weed. Decorative.
Medicinal
67
Erysimum canescens Roth
Brassicaceae
Biennial grass
Anthropogenic: roadsides, arable land or
garden. Rocky: rock or stone. Dry Meadow
Steppe. On dry stony outcrops
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Calcium
Cultivated.
Medicinal
68
Erysimum pannonicum Crantz
Brassicaceae
Grass up to 100cm tall
In the bush steppe lowlands
Poisonous
69
Erodium stephanianum Willd
Geraniaceae
Perennial herb up to 60cm On the rocky slopes of low mountains and
sandy river banks
70
Euphorbia macrorrhiza
C.A. Mey
Euphorbiaceae
Perennial herb up to 40cm On the rocky slopes of the steppe lowlands
Xerophyte
Listed in the Red Book of
Kazakhstan. Not yet
assessed for the IUCN red
list.
Endemic to Altai region
71
Ferula soongarica Pall. ex Spreng
Apiaceae –
Perennial plant up to
170cm tall
On the rocky steppe slopes, forb-feather
grass steppe, steppe shrubs in the bush
Xerophyte
72
Meadow fescue (Festuca
pratensis)
Poaceae
Hardy Grass perennial
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland.
Bushland. Coastal flood or place. Meadow.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Eutrophic
Fodder. Cultivated
73
Volga Fescue (Festuca valesiaca
Gaudin)
Poaceae
Perennial plants in arid
woodlands
On steppe slopes of hills. dry Meadow
Mesophyte
Fodder. It improves soil
structure and fertility. It is
used for improving
eroded soils
74
Filipendula vulgaris Moench (F.
hexapetala Gilib)
Rosaceae
Tuber perennial grass up
to 80 cm in height;
spherical-thickened roots
Arid woodlands. Dry grassland. Steppe
meadow
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Food. Starch. Honey
plant. Tanning
properties.Decorative.
Fodder. Cultivated.
Medicinal
75
Meadow sweet - Filipendula
ulmaria
Rosaceae
Long term grass
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Bushland coastal or flood.
Meadow damp or boggy
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative. Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible
76
Green Strawberry - Fragaria
viridis (Duchesne)
Rosaceae
Creeping perennial grass
Shrub habitat. Dry Steppe meadow
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Edible
77
Common fumitory -Fumaria
officinalis
Fumariaceae
Annual up to 30 cm tall
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside, arable
land or garden, wasteland
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Medicinal. Poisonous
Weed
78
Fumaria vaillantii Loisel.
Fumariaceae
Annual up to 40 cm tall
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside, arable
land or garden, wasteland near houses
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Weed
79
Galatella hauptii (Ledeb.) Lindl
Asteraceae
Perennial herb up to 40
On the steppes and meadow steppes
Mesophyte
cm tall
80
Northern bedstraw (Galium
boreale)
Rubiaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic habitats: the roadside
garden, wasteland. The waterfront. Stony
places: scree or placer, rock or stone.
Bushland. Meadow. Steppe mountain
meadows
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Medicinal.
Technical
81
Galium pseudorivale Tzvelev
Rubiaceae
Ground grass up to 100
cm tall
thickets, grassy and rocky slopes
Polymorphic type varies
in shape and relative size
of the corolla, the extent
of its sections, the length
of the filaments and
anther size
82
Galium ruthenicum
Rubiaceae
Perennial Grass up to 80
cm tall
Anthropogenic habitats: the roadside
garden, wasteland. Stony shore waters.
Scree or placer, rock. Zarosli.Suhoy
ostepnёnny shrub or meadow. Steppe. On
the dry slopes of hills
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Oligotrophic and
Mesotrophic
Decorative.
Technical
83
Lady’s bedstraw ( Galium verum)
Rubiaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: roadsides, in vacant lots. It
grows in meadows, mountain meadow
steppes, bushes. In dry steppe meadows.
On the banks of reservoirs. On stony
ground: talus rock.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Fodder.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible.
Technical.
Poisonous
Fresh flowers are used in
cheese-making - they
quickly coagulate milk. In
homeopathy, used the
essence of the aerial
parts of the plant. Good
honey plant. Roots and
flowers, as well as the
vast number of plants of
the family Rubiaceae
contain colorants.
Previously they were
used for dyeing of wool in
yellow, green and red
84
Geranium collinum
Geraniaceae
Perennial Grass up to
40cm tall
It grows in meadows, prefers wet habitat.
Increases salinization. Frost resistant.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder: pasture can
tolerate trampling, it
grows quickly after
mowing and grazing,
especially in the first half
of the summer.
Most famous is the plant
received as a source of
tannin concentrates for
the leather industry. All
parts of Geranium
collinum contain tannins
quality. Honey plant.
dyeing
85
Herb Bennett (Geum urbanum)
Rosaceae
Perennial Terrestrial
plants up to 70 cm tall,
with a thick creeping
rhizome
shrub thickets, meadows, on grassy slopes
on the banks of reservoirs, on vacant lots,
along roads
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Medicinal,
Edible,
Technical. Rhizoma
contains sugar, tannin
and coloring matter and a
quantity (0.022%) of the
essential oil, the main
component of which is
eugenol - aromatic and
tonic properties; It can
serve as a substitute
allspice. Formerly widely
used in medicine, and
sometimes even divorce
in culture
86
Glechoma hederacea
Lamiaceae
Perennial herbaceous
creeping up to 50 cm tall
Anthropogenic: roadside deposits
wasteland. The waterfront. Bushland.
Boggy meadow.
Mesophyte,
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Poisonous
87
Chinese liquorice (Glycyrrhiza
uralensis)
Fabaceae
Perennial Grass
The waterfront. Bushland - coastal or flood.
Dry meadow steppe
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic
Fodder, Medicinal, Edible,
Technical
88
Goniolimon speciosum
Plumbaginaceae
Perennial succulent herb
up to 50 cm in height
Rocky: scree or placer, rock or stone. On
the slopes of low mountains. Shrubs
mountain. Meadow Steppe desert In the
meadow thickets
Xerophyte
Oligotrophic.
Mesotrophic.
Halophyte,
psammophyte
Petrof
Decorative, Cultivated
89
Gypsophila altissima
Caryophyllaceae
Perennial Grass
Rocky: scree or placer, rock or stone.
Meadow dry or ostepnёnny. Steppe
meadow
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
90
Bristol fairy Gypsophila
paniculata
Caryophyllaceae
Perennial Grass up to 80
cm
Anthropogenic: fallow, plowed field or
garden. The waterfront. Rocky: rock or
stone. Meadow dry or ostepnёnny. Steppe
meadow
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Cultivated.
Medicinal
91
Dwarf everlast Helichrysum
arenarium
Asteraceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: wastelands. Rocky: scree
or scattering. Bushland. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe meadow
desertified
Xerophyte
Oligotrophic.
Psammophyte
Decorative. Cultivated.
Medicinal. Technical
92
Helictotrichon altaicum Tzvelev
Poaceae
Hardy plant up to 70 cm
tall
Steppe, rocky slopes
Xerophyte
93
Canadian hawkweed Hieracium
umbellatum
Asteraceae
Perennial grass
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land or
garden and wasteland. The waterfront.
Rocky habitats: scree or scattering.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Medicinal
Meadow. Steppe meadow
94
Hieracium altaicum
Asteraceae
Perennial herb to 65 cm
tall
The meadows
Mesophyte
95
Hordeum bogdanii
Poaceae
Hardy grass
In the steppe lowlands
Xerophyte
96
Foxtail barley - Hordeum
jubatum
Poaceae
Hardy grass annual,
bilateral or juvenile to 60
cm tall
Weed along roads and on vacant lots.
Rocky: scree or scattering. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Through the valley of
meadows and pebbles. Steppe meadow
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative, Cultivated,
very aggressive weed
97
Stinking nightshade (Hyoscyamus
niger)
Solanaceae
Grass annual, bilateral or
juvenile, rosette to 100
cm tall
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside, arable
land or garden, wasteland. The waterfront,
especially in the steppe zone.
Mesophyte with a
very broad
ecological range
Eutrophic
The plant is poisonous
(especially
seeds).Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Technical
98
St Johns wort (Hypericum
perforatum)
Hypericaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: fallow, road sides, fields or
garden. Rocky: scree or placer, rock or
stone. Shrubs. Meadow Mountain dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe mountain meadows
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Cultivated, Medicinal,
Edible, Technical.
Poisonous - increases
sensitivity to ultraviolet
99
Hyssopus ambiguous
Lamiaceae
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant up to 45 cm tall
On the rocky and stony slopes
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Medicinal: greens
contains mineral salts.
Honey plant: a lot of
essential oils (about 1%).
Edible: shoots, leaves and
flowers are used fresh or
dried as seasoning for
food. Add in pickling
cucumbers and tomatoes.
The leaves can be
flavored cheese and
mayonnaise or aromatize
liqueurs; brewed into tea
100
Hyssopus macranthus
Boriss
Lamiaceae
Perennial shrub up to 40
cm tall
It grows on saline water meadows, stony
and debris steppe slopes of hills, on gravel
soils
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Red book of Kazakhstan -
Endemic. Not yet
assessed for the IUCN
Red List
Decorative
101
Hyssopus officinalis
Lamiaceae
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant
It grows on stony and debris steppe slopes
of hills and hills
Xerophyte
Decorative. Medicinal:
greens contains mineral
salts
102
Inula Britannica
Asteracea
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside
wasteland. The waterfront. Bushland. Arid
woodlands. Meadow Mountain, dry or
ostepnёnny, moist or swampy. Steppe
meadow
Mesophyte
with a very broad
ecological range
Eutrophic.
Halophyte -
Reduces salinity
103
Iris ludwigii Maxim
Iridaceae
Perennial Plant up to 4 cm
tall
On stony slopes, steppe meadows, steppe
meadows
Listed in the Redbook of
Kazakhstan. Endemic
Not yet assessed for the
IUCN Red List
104
Black grass Juncus gerardii
Juncaceae
Partly hardy perennial turf
grass up to 50 cm tall with
a creeping rhizome
It grows in damp meadows, the bottoms of
the beams, the banks of ponds, salt
marshes. On saline areas often form
continuous thickets. Anthropogenic:
roadside: scree or scattering. Meadow
moist or boggy
Mesophyte,
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic.
Halophyte
105
Kochia prostrata
Chenopodiaceae
Xerophytic long half-
shrub, rarely shrub up to
50 (120) cm high, with
raised branches and
powerful deep
penetrating root system
It grows in the desert, on the rocky slopes
on the eastern and southern exposures, on
solonetz, sometimes saline soils in arid
climates. In the steppe meadows.
Xerophyte
Halophyte
Fodder
106
Crested hair grass Koeleria
cristata
Poaceae
Hardy perennial grass up
to 70 cm tall. Forms a
dense turf
Anthropogenic: roadside. The waterfront.
Rocky: scree or scattering. Steppe
meadow. In mixed grass, forb-grass and
meadow steppes, dry, steppe, riparian and
solonetz meadows, floodplain gravels
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder
107
Meadow pea - Lathyrus pratensis
Poaceae
Perennial Grass
Roadsides, wastelands. Along the lakes.
Bushland - coastal or flood. grassland
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder.
Medicinal
108
Persian everlasting pea Lathyrus
rotundifolius
Poaceae
Perennial Grass
In the mountain scrub
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Fodder.
Cultivated. Medicinal
109
Lathyrus vernus
Poaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: shrubs. Steppe low
mountain
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated
110
Lavatera thuringiaca
Malvaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside, vacant
lots, in the settlements. Rocky: scree or
scattering. Shrubs. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe mountain meadows
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative. Fodder.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Technical
111
Wild rosemary or Marsh Labrador
Tea Ledum palustre (reclassified
as Rhododendron tomentosum)
Ericaceae
Evergreen shrub to 120
cm tall
In bodies of water, wetlands. Although rare
in Kazakhstan the species is widespread in
the Russian Altai.
Aquatic plant
Oligotrophic
Listed in the Redbook of
Kazakhstan. Listed as
having a conservation
status of Least Concern
on IUCN Red List as rare
in Kazakhstan but
widespread in the
Russian Altai Decorative.
Medicinal
112
Motherwort Leonurus cardiac
Lamiaceae
Long term grassland
Steppe Plateau
Xerophyte
113
Pepperwort ( Lepidium latifolium)
Brassicaceae
Perennial grass up to 1.5
m in height
Anthropogenic: in settlements along the
roads, on vacant lots. On the banks of
reservoirs. Rocky: scree or placer, rock or
stone. On the steppe lowlands. On the
mountain meadows. On solonetzes,
alkaline and salt marsh areas
Mesophyte
Eutrophic.
Halophyte
Medicinal, Edible,
Technical
114
Limonium myrianthum
Limoniaceae
Perennial Grass 100 cm
In steppes on solonetz areas, rocky salt
marshes in depressions on the rocky slopes
of low mountains in chievnikah
Xerophyte
Decorative plant and is
used for dry bouquets.
Tanning
115
Linaria vulgaris
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass weed
forming
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland town.
The waterfront. Rock, stone. Meadow
solonetzic, dry or ostepnёnny
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative.
Medicinal
116
Common Gromwell
Lithospermum officinale
Boraginaceae
Perennial Plant up to
100cm
On steppe slopes, upland meadows, scrub
Medicinal
117
Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera
tatarica
Caprifoliaceae
Deciduous shrub up to 3
m high
Anthropogenic: roadside. Shore rivers or
streams. Bushland mountain
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Technical
118
Medicago falcata L
Fabaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. In coastal bushes or floodplain.
Meadow dry or ostepnёnny. Steppe
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Fodder. Cultivated
119
Black Medic Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Annual grass
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside
wasteland. The lakes, rivers or streams.
Coastal scrub habitat or flood. grassland
graze
Mesophyte
with a very broad
ecological range.
Mesotrophic
with a very broad
ecological range.
Fodder.
Cultivated
120
Wild mint Mentha arvensis
Lamiaceae
Herbaceous rhizomatous
perennial up to 100 cm
tall.
In the fields, meadows, on the banks of
reservoirs, rivers, lakes, ditches and
irrigation canals, have marshy areas.
Roadsides, wastelands. Rocky: scree or
scattering. Bushland coastal or flood
Mesophyte.
Swamp reed.
Indicator of
waterlogged soil
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Cultivated (menthol oil
60%). Medicinal.
Edible: when crushed
leaves give a strong
lemon-mint flavor .
Technical. Weed
121
Asian mint Mentha asiatica
Lamiaceae
Herbaceous perennial
Ditches and springs
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Cultivated Medicinal.
Edible. Technical. Weed
122
Nitraria sibirica
Asteraceae
Perennial shrub up to 1 m
in height
It grows on clay, alkaline soils in the valleys
and foothills
123
Onobrychis tanaitica Spreng
Fabaceae
Perennial terrestrial plant
up to 70 cm in height
By gravelly slopes, in the steppes,
meadows, on the edges of shrubs
Fodder, oil
124
Cotton Thistle Onopordum
acanthium
Asteraceae Dumort
Large grass (up to 2 m in
height) with a very thorny
stem
Anthropogenic: deposit, roadside
wasteland populated areas. The lakes,
rivers or streams. Shrub habitat.
XeroMesophyte
Eutrophic.
Nitrogen
Weed. Decorative.
Fodder.
Medicinal. Edible.
Technical
125
Oregano - Origanum vulgare
Lamiaceae
Perennial herb up to 90cm Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Stony places: scree or placer,
rock or stone. Mainly on the northern
slopes. Less common in the southern rocky
and gravelly slopes. Shrub of site. Arid
woodlands. Meadow Mountain dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe mountain meadows
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Essential Oil Edible.
Technical (dye)
126
Broomrape Orobanche
Orobanchaceae
Perrenial
Steppe lowlands
Weed
127
Orostachys spinosa
Crassulaceae
Perennial grass up to 30
cm
Rocky: scree or placer, rock or stone.
Mountain shrub thickets. Arid woodlands.
Meadow dry or ostepnёnny. Steppe and
mountain desert plain dry stony-gravelly,
rocky slopes on the south. In alkaline soils
Xerophyte
Oligotrophic,
Mesotrophic.
Petrof
Decorative, Cultivated,
Edible, Fodder
128
Steppe or Hybrid peony Paeonia
hybrida
Paeoniaceae
Perennial Herbaceous
plant up to 50 cm tall
It grows in the meadow steppes, steppe
meadows. In the steppe meadows, thickets
of shrubs steppe on a gentle hillside and
hills.
Red book of Kazakhstan
not yet assessed for the
IUCN red list.
It is necessary to
introduce monitoring of
the populations, to
prohibit the collection of
flowers and harvesting
the rhizomes and tubers
are strictly regulated. To
save the species habitat
protection is
recommended - the
organization of botanical
sanctuaries and
monuments of nature. It
is necessary to prohibit
the collection of
bouquets, digging up
plants and sell them. The
factors leading to the
extinction of species: the
destruction of habitats.
Peony steppe occurs
sporadically, it does not
form a large bush. In
nature, only reproduces
by seeds. Adversely affect
the productivity of seed
rain during flowering,
strong shade, soil
compaction. Medicinal,
Decorative.
129
Patrinia intermedia
Valerianaceae
Perennial Grass
The waterfront. Rocky:
scree or scattering. The mountain steppe
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic.
Petrofilic
Medicinal
130
Petrosimonia sibirica (Pall.)
Chenopodiaceae
Herbaceous annual plant
up to 50 cm in height
Steppe lowlands
Halophyte
131
Reed canary grass Phalaroides
arundinacea
Poaceae
Close perennial grass up
to 1.5 m
In damp and wet meadows on the rich
soils. Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland.
The waterfront. shrubs coastal or flood.
Raw or boggy meadow.
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Eutrophic
Decorative. Fodder.
Cultivated: Wild relatives
of cultural plants. It
improves soil structure
and fertility. It is used to
secure the soil from
washing away (on the
slopes, slopes, railway
embankments, ravines,
near the dam, and
others.).
132
Purple stem cats tail Phleum
phleoides
Poaceae
Herbaceous perennial
hardy turf plant to 80 cm
tall
In dry or steppe meadows, in the steppes,
hills and rocky slopes. Mountain steppe
forb-feather grass meadow
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder. Wild relative of
cultural plants
133
Phlomoides tuberosa
Lamiacea
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: fallow land, wasteland.
Rocky: scree or scattering. Shrub habitat.
Meadow dry or ostepnёnny. Steppe
meadow
Xerophyte
Eutrophic
Medicinal
134
Phragmites communis
Poaceae
Hardy perennial Grass
water Rooting
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land,
waste ground. The waterfront, wetlands.
Shrubs coastal or flood. Meadow moist or
swampy.
Aquatic plant.
Hydrophyte
Eutrophic.
Halophyte.
PseudoHalophyte
It is growing in
saline soils if at a
depth of no more
than 6m fresh
water.
Medicinal. Technical.
Fodder
135
Plantago media
Plantaginaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Shrubs coastal or flood.
Meadow Mountain and dry steppefied.
meadow steppes
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Medicinal
136
Poa angustifolia
Poaceae
Hardy grass up to 120cm
tall
In dry meadows, pebbles, sometimes roads
in settlements
Mesophyte
Fodder
137
Poa attenuata Trin
Poaceae
Hardy perennial grass,
It is found on lawns, rocky slopes, pebbles,
upland steppes
Mesophyte
Fodder
138
Kentucky bluegrass - Poa
pratensis
Poaceae
Perennial Grass hardy turf
upto 120cm tall
Anthropogenic: roadside, arable land,
waste ground. The waterfront. Mountain
bushland. Meadow Mountain dry or
ostepnёnny. It may form pure thickets
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Fodder, Cultivated,
Technical. Extremely
polymorphic species
139
Poa trivialis
Poaceae
Hardy grass
Meadow Mountain dry or ostepnёnny
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Fodder
140
Silver poplar Populus alba
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree up to 30 m
tall
Anthropogenic: roadside gardens, vacant
lots, settlements. The waterfront. In the
steppe regions. riparian forests
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative. Cultivated.
Medicinal. Technical.
Extremely polymorphic
species
141
Black poplar Populus nigra
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree up to 25 m
tall
the steppe regions of plains and low
mountains on the banks and floodplains of
major rivers; riparian forests
Mesophyte
Technical
142
Potentilla acaulis
Rosaceae
Stemless or short-
stemmed flowering
perennials 1-3 to 7 cm tall
In steppes, on dry meadows, rocky and
gravelly slopes and tops of hills
Mesophyte
Weed
143
Potentilla bifurca
Rosaceae
Herbaceous plant up to
30 cm in height
On steppe, steppe and stony slopes.
Anthropogenic: from housing
144
Potentilla chrysantha
Rosaceae
Herbaceous perennial
In meadows, grassy, stony and clayey
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
plant
slopes, in floodplains and river pebbles
145
Potentilla dealbata
Rosaceae
Herbaceous plant up to 50
cm
In meadows, grassy slopes, coastal and
solonetz areas, river pebbles.
Anthropogenic: along the roads.
Mesophyte
Tanning plants,
Medicinal, Weed.
146
Potentilla nudicaulis Willd. ex
Schltdl.
Rosaceae
Herbaceous perennial
plant
In meadows, grassy slopes
147
Potentilla tanacetifolia Willd. ex
Schltdl.
Rosaceae
Herbaceous perennial
plant up to 50 cm in
height
On open stony slopes, in the steppes
Xerophyte
148
Prairie Crocus, Mayflower or
Eastern Pasqueflower Pulsatilla
patens
Ranunculaceae
Многолетнее Herbaceous
растение до 40 см
высотой, эфемероид
On dry sunny slopes. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Meadow steppes.
Anthropogenic: in bushes
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Oligotrophic,
Mesotrophic.
Psammophyte
Rare - in the Red Book of
Kazakhstan
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal (includes
anemonin, which has a
strong bactericidal and
fungicidal action, and
others.)
Poisonous
149
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus
acris L.
Ranunculaceae
Perennial Grass to 70cm
tall
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Bushland coastal or flood.
Meadows, grasslands, steppe meadows
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Medicinal. Poisonous
150
Rhamnus cathartica
Rhamnaceae
Spreading shrub, highly
branched deciduous up to
8 m tall
Anthropogenic habitat: roadside fallow,
wasteland. The waterfront. Scree or
placers, rocks, mountain slopes. Among the
bushes. Mountain
dry or ostepnёnny meadow
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic.
Calcium
Decorative.
Cultivated. Honey plant.
Medicinal ( laxative, a lot
of vitamin C ).
Technical ( dyeing,
tanning )
151
Prickly rose Rosa acicularis
Rosaceae
Deciduous shrub up to 2
m in height
On the banks of reservoirs. Among the
bushes. In meadows, woodlands
Mesophyte
with a very broad
ecological range
Mesotrophic
with a very broad
ecological range
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible
152
Cinnamon rose - Rosa majalis
Rosaceae
Deciduous shrub up to 2
m in height
Anthropogenic: roadsides, riverbanks. In
the coastal and riparian shrubs. On wet or
waterlogged meadows. In the steppes
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative, Cultivated,
Medicinal, Edible
153
Burnet Rose Rosa pimpinellifolia
Rosaceae
Deciduous shrub 1-2 m
tall
Rocky mountain slopes. Mountain and
coastal flood plain bushland. Arid
woodlands. Dry or ostepnёnny meadow.
Mountain and meadow steppe
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Edible ( leaves - a
substitute for tea ).
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal
154
Eurasian dewberry Rubus caesius
Rosaceae
Deciduous shrub up to 1.5
m in height
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland
populated areas. The waterfront. Coastal
flood and bushland. grassland
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Nitrogen
Medicinal. Edible
(berries). Decorative.
Cultivated
155
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa
Polygonaceae
Grass ground perennial
rosette up to 12 cm in
height
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Rocky habitats: scree or
scattering. Shrub or flood coastal thickets.
Meadow Mountain, wet or boggy
Mesophyte,
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Cultivated, Medicinal,
Edible
156
Rumex confertus Willd.
Polygonaceae
Grass perennial
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Coastal flood and bushland.
Meadow. Steppe meadow.
Mesophyte
Eutrophic
Fodder. Medicinal. Edible.
Technical
157
White willow Salix alba
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree or shrub
On the banks of reservoirs. Among the
coastal scrub
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic,
Psammophyte
Cultivated, Medicinal,
Decorative, Technical
(used in tanning)
158
Grey willow Salix cineria
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree or shrub
On roadsides. On the banks of ponds,
swamps. Among the coastal scrub. In wet
and boggy meadows, meadow steppes
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Fodder, Technical
159
Bay willow Salix pentandra
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree up to 15 m
in height or shrub up to 2
m in height
Grass, river banks, streams and lakes.
Anthropogenic: wastelands. Among the
coastal scrub. boggy meadow.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Cultivated
Medicinal. Technical.
Honey plant
160
Almond willow Salix triandra
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree or shrub
to 6 m tall
Anthropogenic: roadside wasteland. The
waterfront. Coastal flood and bushland.
Meadow damp and boggy. Steppe
meadow. Quite often there is a basket with
willow and other species of willows
Mesophyte.
Swamp reed
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Cultivated.
Technical (branches make
furniture)
161
Osier Salix viminalis
Salicaceae
Deciduous tree or shrub
Coastal flood and bushland. Meadow damp
and boggy.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Technical (branches make
furniture)
162
Woodland sage or Balkan clary -
Salvia nemorosa
Lamiaceae
Herbaceous perennial
plant up to 60 cm in
height
In the steppe, steppe slopes, upland
meadows; on dry grasslands and steppe
formation; on the meadow steppes.
Anthropogenic: along the roadside
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic,
Eutrophic
Decorative, Cultivated,
Medicinal, Edible (flowers
are an aromatic additive
to tea)
163
Siberian sage - Salvia stepposa
Lamiaceae
Surface grass, perennial.
Plant height and 50 cm
In dry steppe formation and alkalis; on the
meadow steppe
Xerophyte
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
164
Great burnet - Sanguisorba
officinalis
Rosaceae
Perennial Grass
to 110 см tall
On roadsides. On the banks of ponds,
swamps. Among the coastal and riparian
shrubs. On dry mountain meadows. In raw
or marshy meadows. In the steppes of
meadow
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal (rhizomes,
roots, tannins). It is used
in veterinary If the plant
is dug in the fruiting
phase, the on-site
excavated rhizomes and
roots into the hole
poured the seeds for
renewal and covered with
earth
165
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Dipsacaceae
Perennial or biennial 30-
90 cm tall. Herbaceous
plants
It grows in the plains, sparse bushes. On
the rocky slopes. On the mountain
meadows and dry ostepnёnnyh. In the
mountain meadow steppe
XeroMesophyte
Oligotrophic,
Mesotrophic.
Calcium
Decorative
166
Scirpus radicans
Cyperaceae
Perennial Grass
On the banks of ponds, wetlands
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic
Decorative
167
Scirpus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Perennial Grass (to 150
cm in height). Creeping
On the banks of lakes and rivers, swamps
Aquatic plant
Decorative
rhizomes.
168
Scutellaria sp.
Lamiaceae
Perennial Grass
On the banks of reservoirs. Among the
bushes. In wet meadows
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
169
Sedum hybridum
Crassulaceae
Perennial Grass creeping
succulent
On the rocky slopes. In the mountain
steppe
Xerophyte
Oligotrophic
Decorative, Cultivated
170
Field fleawort Tephroseris
integrifolia
Asteraceae
Grass perennial rosette up
to 75 cm.
Rocky: scree or placer, rock or stone.
Shrubs coastal or flood. Meadow dry or
ostepnёnny. Steppe and steppe grasslands.
The willowy
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
171
Senecio jacobaea
Asteraceae
Herbaceous perennial or
biennial plant up to 1 m in
height
In the steppes, scrublands, on pebbles,
along roads
Xerophyte
Weed, Medicinal,
Poisonous
172
Seseli ledebourii
Apiaceae
Herbaceous perennial
plant
173
Setaria viridis
Poaceae
Hardy annual grass up to
70 cm in height
Weed: on roadsides and vacant lots. The
waterfront. On stony ground
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
174
Silene altaica
Caryophyllaceae
Perennial Grass Grass up
to 50 cm tall
Rocks, rocky, gravelly slopes, steppe
meadows
Xerophyte
175
Sium latifolium
Apiaceae
Amphibious grass is
medium in size and take
root, long-term, up to 120
cm tall
On the banks of reservoirs. Meadow damp
or swampy. In lakes, oxbow lakes, slowly
flowing rivers of fens
Mesophyte,
Aquatic plant,
Hydrophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal. Poisonous
176
Solanum dulcamara
Solanaceae
Perennial shrub
It is found in wet habitats. On the banks of
reservoirs. On roadsides, in vacant lots.
Coastal flood and bushland. Swampy
floodplain meadow
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Eutrophic
Medicinal.
Technical.
Insecticide. Poisonous
177
Spiraea hypericifolia
Rosaceae
deciduous shrub
On the banks of reservoirs. On roadsides.
Coastal flood plain or mountainous
bushland. Stony ground. Mountain steppe
or dry meadows. Steppe mountain
meadows
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative. Cultivated
178
Stachys palustris
Lamiaceae
High grass, perennial up
to 110 cm tall
In wet meadows and fens. On the banks of
reservoirs. On roadsides, waste ground.
Coastal flood or shrub habitat. Raw or
boggy meadow
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Medicinal.
Edible - tubers. Technical.
Weed. Very polymorphic
species
179
Stipa capillata
Poaceae
Hardy Perennial Grass up
to 70 cm tall
In meadow and upland steppes
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
180
Stipa orientalis
Poaceae
Hardy Perennial Grass
In the steppe uplands
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic
181
Tanacetum millefolium
Asteraceae
Perennial Grass
rosette up to 60 cm in
height
On stony and debris slopes of hills. On dry
meadows and ostepnёnnyh. In meadow
steppe. On limestone outcrop
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic.
Calcium
Decorative
182
Thalictrum collinum
Ranunculaceae
Perennial Grass up to
120cm tall
On the banks of reservoirs. On stony
ground. Among the coastal and riparian
shrubs. On dry and steppe meadows, wet
or boggy
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
Cultivated
Medicinal
Poisonous
183
Thymus marschalliana
Lamiaceae
Half shrub or Perennial
Grass
On the banks of reservoirs. In settlements.
In stony gravelly slopes. The meadows dry
or ostepnёnnym. In the steppe meadows
Xerophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative
Cultivated
Medicinal
Edible. The content of
essential oils is very large,
so the top of the escape
enough for 1 - 2 cups of
tea or coffee
184
Tulipa patens
C. Agardh ex Schult.
& Schult
Liliaceae
Perennial bulbous herb.
Steppe Plateau
Xerophyte.
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Listed in red book of
Kazakhstan. Not yet
assessed for the IUCN red
list.
Decorative
185
Typha angustifolia
Typhaceae
Hardy Grass Take root in
water to 2 - 3 m in height
The banks and shallow water reservoirs,
ditches, marshes, water to a depth of 150
cm
Swamp reed
Hydrophyte
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible.
Technical.
186
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Hardy grass takes root in
water to 3m high
The banks and shallow water reservoirs,
ditches, marshes, water to a depth of 150
cm. The meadows solonetzic, moist or
swampy, flood
Aquatic plant.
Hydrophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal.
Edible.
Technical. Weed
187
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Urticaсeae
Perennial Grass up to 2m
in height
In the settlements, on roadsides, in vacant
lots. On the banks of reservoirs. On stony
ground. Among the coastal shrubs. In
meadows
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Eutrophic.
Nitrogen . On
soils rich with
nitrogen
Fodder.
Medicinal.
Edible.
Technical. Weed
188
Verbascum blattaria
Scrophulariaceae
Biennial, rarely annual
weed rosette to 120 cm in
height.
In the hills, sandy places, on the banks of
the river, the gardens, in solonetz steppes.
Roadsides, wastelands. The meadows
solonetzic dry or ostepnёnnym. In
saliferous steppe. On the slopes of low
mountains
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic.
Halophyte
Decorative. Weed
189
Veronica longifolia
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass
to 150 cm tall
Roadsides, vacant lots. On the banks of
reservoirs. Among the bushes or the
coastal floodplain. On wet, boggy
meadows. Less on the mountain, dry or
ostepnёnnym meadows. In the mountain
meadow steppe
Mesophyte.
Aquatic plant
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative.
Cultivated.
Medicinal
190
Veronica pinnata
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass
The banks of rivers and streams. The rocky
lowlands. Mining, dry or ostepnёnny
meadows. In the steppes and mountain
meadow
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic
Decorative
191
Veronica porphyriana
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass
In mixed grass meadows, rocky slopes of
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic
to 40 cm tall
mixed grass on the steppe slopes of low
mountains
192
Veronica spicata
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass
Roadsides, vacant lots. On stony and debris
slopes of low mountains. On the mountain,
dry or ostepnёnnym meadows. In the
mountain meadow steppe
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Decorative
Cultivated
Medicinal
193
Veronica spuria
Scrophulariaceae
Perennial Grass up to 100
cm tall with creeping
rhizomes
In the steppe, steppe formation meadows.
On the meadow steppes, meadow-steppe
and meadow slopes, loamy, sometimes
alkaline soils.
XeroMesophyte
Mesotrophic
194
Vicia cracca
Fabaceae
Perennial Grass
Anthropogenic: for deposits, roadsides,
vacant lots. The waterfront, wetlands.
Among the bushes. Dry or ostepnёnny,
moist or swampy meadow
Mesophyte
Mesotrophic.
Eutrophic
Fodder. Poisonous
195
Xanthium strumarium
Asteraceae
Annual herb up to 120 cm
in height
It occurs in housing, roads, vacant lots,
landfills, along rivers and ditches, in fields
crops
Weed
196
Ziziphora clinopodioides
Lamiaceae
Semi shrubs, Perennial
Grass
The banks of rivers, streams. Among the
talus, alluvial deposits, rocks or stones. In
the mountain meadow steppe
Mesotrophic
Petrofilic
Medicinal. Edible
Table 2 - List of families (in Latin)
1.
Aceraceae
2.
Alismataceae
3.
Alliaceae
4.
Amaranthaceae
5.
Apiaceae
6.
Asparagaceae
7.
Asteraceae
8.
Boraginaceae
9.
Brassicaceae
10.
Butomaceae
11.
Caprifoliaceae
12.
Caryophyllaceae
13.
Chenopodiaceae
14.
Convolvulaceae
15.
Crassulaceae
16.
Cyperaceae
17.
Dipsacaceae
18.
Ephedraceae
19.
Ericaceae
20.
Euphorbiaceae
21.
Fabaceae
22.
Fumariaceae
23.
Geraniaceae
24.
Hypericaceae
25.
Iridaceae
26.
Juncaceae
27.
Lamiaceae
28.
Liliaceae
29.
Limoniaceae
30.
Malvaceae
31.
Orobanchaceae
32.
Paeoniaceae
33.
Plantaginaceae
34.
Plumbaginaceae
35.
Poaceae
36.
Polygonaceae
37.
Ranunculaceae
38.
Rhamnaceae
39.
Rosaceae
40.
Rubiaceae
41.
Salicaceae
42.
Scrophulariaceae
43.
Solanaceae
44.
Typhaceae
45.
Urticaсeae
46.
Valerianaceae
Table 3 - The number of species in the family in decreasing order
Family name (in Latin)
Number of species
%
Poaceae
35
18
Asteraceae
28
14
Lamiaceae
16
8
Rosaceae
16
8
Fabaceae
9
5
Chenopodiaceae
7
4
Salicaceae
7
4
Scrophulariaceae
7
4
Apiaceae
6
3
Cyperaceae
5
3
Ranunculaceae
5
3
Brassicaceae
4
2
Rubiaceae
4
2
Caryophyllaceae
3
2
Polygonaceae
3
2
Alliaceae
2
1
Amaranthaceae
2
1
Boraginaceae
2
1
Crassulaceae
2
1
Dipsacaceae
2
1
Ephedraceae
2
1
Fumariaceae
2
1
Geraniaceae
2
1
Solanaceae
2
1
Typhaceae
2
1
Aceraceae
1
1
Alismataceae
1
1
Asparagaceae
1
1
Butomaceae
1
1
Caprifoliaceae
1
1
Convolvulaceae
1
1
Ericaceae
1
1
Euphorbiaceae
1
1
Hypericaceae
1
1
Iridaceae
1
1
Juncaceae
1
1
Liliaceae
1
1
Limoniaceae
1
1
Malvaceae
1
1
Orobanchaceae
1
1
Paeoniaceae
1
1
Plantaginaceae
1
1
Plumbaginaceae
1
1
Rhamnaceae
1
1
Urticaсeae
1
0.5
Valerianaceae
1
0.5
Total families- 46
Total species - 196
100
Table 4 - Number of plants to moisture regime
The name of the group of hygrophilous plants and their characteristics
Number of species
%
Mesophyte - moisture-loving, moist habitats, can tolerate short-lived drought
86
46
Xerophyte - Plants dry habitats, capable of withstanding prolonged drought.
52
28
Aquatic plant – water-demanding, unable to endure drought
31
17
XeroMesophyte– occupying an intermediate position between the moisture-loving
and drought-resistant, closer to drought-tolerant
16
9
МеsоXerophyte - occupying an intermediate position between the moisture-loving
and drought-resistant, close to moisture-loving (Bromopsis inermis)
1
1
Total
196
100
Table 5 - Number of plants to soil fertility/nutrition
Soil fertility and nutrition
Number of species
%
Mesotrophic –
Plants that live in soils with moderate content of mineral nutrients;
occupy an intermediate position between Oligotrophic and Eutrophic.
Tulipa patens, Spiraea hypericifolia, Sium latifolium, Glycyrrhiza
uralensis
104
50
Eutrophic –
demanding to soil fertility, good growing on soils rich in humus and
mineral elements.
Phleum retense, Dactylus glomerata, Stipa
66
32
Oligotrophic –
living on the soil (or in reservoirs) is low in nutrients
Calamagrostis epigeios, Scabiosa ochroleuca, Orostachys spinosa,
Ledum palustre
8
4
Halophyte –
on saline soils with high salt content
Kochia prostrate, Juncus gerardii
12
4
Nitrogen –
prefer nitrogen-rich soils, such as nettle
Urtica dioica
7
3
Calcium –
prefer a soil with a high content of calcium
Erysimum canescens, Artemisia sieversiana и др.
5
2
Petrof –
(from the Greek. Pétros - stone and phytón - plant), plants growing on
rocky soils, stones and rocks
Goniolimon speciosum
4
2
Psammophyte-
(from the Greek. Psámmos - sand and phytón - plant), plants moving
sands. Develop along the shores of lakes, on the sands along rivers, etc.
Helichrysum arenarium
4
2
PseudoHalophyte
This group consists of the plants, avoiding salinization due to deep root
system. Their sucking roots are located in the deep, low saline horizons.
Phragmites communis
1
0
Total
100
Table 6 - Number of species by life forms, as well as the number of succulents and ephemeroids
Species description
Number of species
Count
%
Herbs perennial
178
76
Herbs annual or juvenile
16
7
semishrubs
12
5
shrubs
9
4
Trees or shrubs, deciduous
8
3
Aquatic (direct translation ‘grass water’)
5
2
succulents
3
1
ephemeroids
2
1
Total
100
Table 7 - Number of species of economic importance
Features, economic value
Number of species
Number of times
occurred
% of 196
Medicinal
80
40,8
Decorative
67
34,2
Cultured (horticultural spices)
52
26,5
Fodder
43
21,9
Food, edible
33
16,8
Technical (used as a non-food resource – e.g. leather tanning, furniture
making etc.)
31
15,8
Weed
23
11,7
Toxic
16
8,2
Honey, polymorphic species Insecticide
11
5,6
Total
Note: species may be included in more than one category
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