Almost half of the territory of Belarus is occupied by forests of coniferous and deciduous forests. The rest of the flora is represented by shrub, meadow, aquatic and marsh vegetation. Among the variety of local flora, there are quite a few rare plant species.
Anemone
The anemone belongs to the plant genus of the buttercup family. To date, more than 90 species are known that are common in various areas of the Northern Hemisphere. A rare forest anemone is listed in the Red Book of Belarus and grows in meadows, slopes of ravines and hills, along river banks. Begins to bloom in May-June with pale blue, white, pink flowers. This shade-tolerant plant can propagate by seed and by dividing the rhizomes. In the natural conditions of the Belarusian nature, you can occasionally see whole glades of these amazing flowers.
Centipede
The centipede is a herbaceous plant from the genus fern. Among 75 species growing around the globe, the common centipede, a very rare species in the Red Data Book, is widespread in Belarus. It grows in small glades on the slopes of ground rocks near river valleys and on the shores of lakes. Sometimes found on stumps and boulders of shady deciduous forests. The sweet roots of the millipede contain glucosides, malic acid and saponins. The plant reaches a height of 40 cm, the leaves are elongated, leathery, extending directly from the powerful rhizome.
Dream herb
This flower is now quite widespread on the territory of Belarus, however, despite the environmental measures taken, the growing area of sleep-grass is decreasing every year. This is due to the fact that sleep-grass usually lives in old sparse forests, because does not like shadow. And when doing chores, the forest rejuvenates, which forces these small bright purple flowers with a yellow core to look for new habitats.
Kozelets
Goat is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family. More than 170 of its species have chosen the mountainous and arid regions of Eurasia as their habitat. In Belarus, in meadows and coniferous forests, there are squat goat and purple goat. The medicinal roots of these plants contain insulin and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Goat is a perennial up to 45 cm high, with bare or pubescent stems. Its roots are thick, and the leaves are soft, single-cut. Flowers (yellow or purple) at the goat are collected in single baskets and resemble a dandelion.
Forest tulip
The forest tulip is a bulbous plant from the lily family - it grows mainly in southern Europe and Asia. In Belarus, these rare flowers, listed in the Red Book, grow on the territory of the Blue Lakes Nature Reserve, near the Stracha and Berezina rivers. Tulips bloom in May. The most commonly seen tulips are Foster, Kaufman, Greig, and the late Schrenk species. Inflorescences are solitary, red, yellow, orange, cream, white and variegated.
