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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
In the green areas of Moscow, coltsfoot, two-leaved squill, as well as the red-listed corydalis dense and lungwort obscure are currently blooming. This was reported by the capital’s Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection.
In addition, April is expected to see the flowering of buttercup anemone, goose onion, marsh marigold, spring celandine, and common wood sorrel. The diversity of herbaceous plants indicates the availability of suitable places for them in the metropolis.
Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that blooms in early spring, starting in March. It appears on open and well-warmed southern slopes free of snow. The flower can be found in all natural areas of the capital.
In Russia, the plant was dubbed coltsfoot due to the characteristics of its leaves: the fluffy and soft underside is the mother, and the smooth and cold upper side is the stepmother. The flower is considered a particularly valuable early spring honey plant, providing bees with nectar and pollen.
Bluebells
In the fauna reserve “Dolgie Prudy” you can find the blue-flowered squill. Its vegetation period is very short: from the emergence of sprouts to the formation of seeds, several weeks pass, then the above-ground part gradually dies, and the underground part – the bulb – plunges into a state of rest until the next spring. The squill reproduces not only by seeds, but also vegetatively: small shoots form on the mother bulb, which in a couple of years become full-fledged adult plants.
Several species of scilla are common in Moscow, the most common of which are the two-leaved scilla and the Siberian scilla. The Siberian scilla can be found in the Ostankino Natural and Historical Park.
Corydalis
There are several hundred varieties of Corydalis, herbaceous perennials, in the world. Three species: Corydalis intermedia, Corydalis dense, Corydalis marshallii are listed in the Red Book of Moscow under the second category of rarity. They grow in valleys and on river slopes, love the light and almost do not tolerate competition with other grasses, such as Carex pilosa.
You can tell the Corydalis apart by the color of their flowers. The intermediate Corydalis has pink flowers, the dense Corydalis has blue or dark lilac flowers, and the Marshall Corydalis has yellow flowers. The plant usually blooms in April-May.
Corydalis intermedia can be seen in the Bitsevsky Forest and in the Losiny Ostrov National Park. Corydalis dense is found in the Medvedkovsky Nature Reserve and the Dolgie Prudy Faunistic Reserve, as well as in the Troekurovsky Forest. Corydalis marshaliana grows in the Bitsevsky Forest and on the territory of TiNAO.
Lungwort obscure
Lungwort is one of the earliest honey plants. It is listed in the Red Book of Moscow under the third category of rarity. Lungwort, like many other rare early flowering plants, can be found on the territory of the Losiny Ostrov National Park. Its flowers have a rare property: over time, they change color from pink to blue. The flower was called Lungwort because of the large amount of nectar. The scientific generic name of Lungwort pulmonaria comes from the Latin pulmo (lung) and is associated with the use of plants of this genus to treat lung diseases.
Anemone ranunculus
Anemone ranunculaceae is a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers. It can live for 50 years, although there are older specimens. The reason for this is the branching rhizome, which forms independent sections from which practically autonomous clone plants grow. Anemone usually blooms in early May. It can be found in all natural areas of the capital.
Goose onion yellow
Goose onion is a perennial forest plant with yellow flowers. It blooms in the sixth year of life. This happens from mid-April to mid-May, and the fruits ripen in June. The flower is named so for a reason: geese like to pluck it, and therefore its second name is goose onion.
Yellow goose onion grows in the Losiny Ostrov National Park, Izmailovsky Forest Park and Bitsevsky Forest.
Marsh marigold
Marsh marigold is listed in the Red Book of Moscow under the third category of rarity. This coastal-aquatic perennial plant with wide round leaves and small yellow flowers can be seen in secluded places. Marsh marigold feels good on the banks of small rivers, in oxbow lakes, hollows, in swamps or meadows with moist soil. In favorable conditions, the flower can grow strongly and compete quite successfully with other plants.
Marsh marigold is found in the Altufevsky complex reserve, the Setun River Valley and Medvedkovsky nature reserves, the Ostankino and Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo natural and historical parks, and in the territories of the Chermyanka River Valley from Dezhnev Passage to the Mouth and Skhodnenskaya Bowl natural monuments.
Spring celandine
Cestyak vernalis is a perennial herbaceous groundcover plant. Cestyak, or spring buttercup, produces a large amount of pollen, so it attracts the first awakening pollen-eating beetles, flies and bees. In early spring, it is covered with bright yellow star-shaped flowers. By the time leaves and buds appear on the branches of the bushes, the buttercup almost completely disappears until the following spring. You can see it in the Bitsa forest.
Common wood sorrel
Wood sorrel is a small plant, better known as hare’s cabbage. Its delicate leaves are cut into three parts, resembling animal ears, hence another name – hare’s ears. In dry and hot weather, the leaf blade folds in half to reduce water loss. It usually blooms in May-June. Wood sorrel can be found, for example, in the Izmailovsky forest park. In spruce forests, it forms a solid carpet with small, clearly visible white flowers.
The capital’s Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection calls for careful treatment of all plants, regardless of their conservation status. Each of them is important for the Moscow ecosystem.
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