Растения Красной книги России в коллекции флоры Кавказа ГБС РАН

Abstract

For 77 years, 77 species included in the Red Book of Russia, that is, almost 15% of all species included in it, have been introduced at the exposition of the flora of the Caucasus of the Main Botanical Garden RAS. According to the results of the test, rare species were identified, the most promising for preservation in culture in the agro-climatic conditions of Moscow. The promising species are those confined to mountain forests, subalpine tall grass and intrazonal and riverine meadows of the Caucasus. Some of them are able to naturalize in the conditions of the Central part of Russia. Only if special agricultural techniques are observed, the species of alpine meadows and carpets, subalpine meadows, high-altitude rocks and scree, meadow-steppes, steppes and subtropical Colchian and Talysh forests are stable in Moscow. Rare species of arid habitats (upland xerophytes, arid woodlands) and thermophilic coastal plants are not promising for ex situ conservation. The majority of the studied species of the Orchidaceae family belong to the category of unstable, which is due to the difficulty of their cultivation. Keywords: RED BOOK OF RUSSIA, RARE PLANT SPECIES, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CAUCASUS FLORA, MAIN BOTANICAL GARDEN, MOSCOW