Mertensia sibirica

T TCCT? South Central SIBERIA l&'L
o£ LAKE BAIKAL)
Mertensia cf. sibirica (L.)G. Don f.
On clifts and rocks,
KHAMAR-DABAN RANGE:	Montane	to alpine zone
along path in upper reaches of Slyudyanka
River Valley, 10-14 km SSW of SLYUDYANKA
(SW end of LAKE BAIKAL).
51°33-35’Na 103°36-38’I Alt. 900-1850m
(2970-6120’)
H. H. lit is
J. C. Coffey
M. F. Denton
4th field expedition conducted to the U.S.S.R. under the USA/USSR
Cooperative Agreement in the Protection of the Environment, Project
IV.I - Protection of Native Species of Flora. Sponsored by the Cary
Arboretum of the New York Botanical Garden,
TTCC13 South Central SIBERIA
UDÖJLV (Region of LAKE BAIKAL)
a) Rocky open Populus suaveolens—Abies
sibirica—Picea obovata—Pinus sylvestris
montane mixed forests along Slyudyanka R.,
with Aconitum czekanovskyi, Delphinium
elatum, etc. Alt. 1000-14Q0m
h) Lush moist to wet herbaceous montane—
subalpine meadows and streamsides, with
Delphinium elatum, Aconitum septentrionale
{*= excel sum) , Salix krilovii, Epilobitim
angustifo1ium, Cirsium heterophyllum.
Alt. 1000-1330m
c) Exposed dry rocky slopes in valley with
Rhododendron chrysanthum, Vaccinium myrtillus,
Solidago dahurica (virga-aurea), Sibbaldia
procumbens, Dryopteris carthusiana, Carex
globularis. Alt. 1300m
Steep, wooded marble cliffs and slopes
iffS* 150m above valley, with Salix vestita,
Mertensia sibirica, Aconitum sukaczevii
(topotype?), Asplénium viride, Woodsia.
(End of road near miners camp). Alt. 1200 m
#3 Mesic subalpine meadows with Aquilegia
glandulosa, Rhaponticum carthamoides,
Pedicularis incarnata, Care# mimula,
C. spp., CL perfusca, Crepis lyrata,
Calamagrostis purpurea. Alt. 1330-1500m
f) Rocky dry open subalpine forest of
Pinus sibirica—Abies sibirica—Betula
pendula-platyphylla, with Rhododendron
chrysanthum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Alnus
fruticosa, Salix krilovii, Lycopodium
alpinum, Nardus stricta, Carex in under-
story. Alt. 1500-170Qm
g) Alpine shrub community of Rhododendron
chrysanthum, Phyllodoce coerulea, Pinus
pumila, Salix krilovii, Gentiana algida,
Trollius cf. asiaticus. Alt. 1850m
H. H. litis
J. C. Coffey
ÏL F. Denton
4th field expedition conducted to the U.S.S.R. under the USA/USSI
Cooperative Agreement in the Protection of the Environment, Project
IV.I - Protection of Native Species of Flora. Sponsored by the Cary
Arhoretum of the New York Botanical Garden.
15 Jul^r 1979
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15 July 1979
no.
05105750