Obtusilobous Windflower
Status: VU. The westernmost boundary of its range in Kyrgyzstan is located in the Central Tien Shan.
Description. Perennial, hairy plant reaching up to 15 cm in height. The rhizome has fibrous remnants of petioles at the top. The basal leaves are heart-shaped, thick, deeply divided to the base with broadly ovate segments that have entire edges or 3 large serrated teeth. Flowers are up to 1.5 cm in diameter, whitish inside, dirty purple-blue outside, with naked beaks on the fruits.
Biological features. It blooms in July.
General distribution and in the country. Central Asia, China, India, Japan. In Kyrgyzstan, it is found in the Central Tien Shan, Terskey Ala-Too, and the Sary-Dzhaz River basin.
Habitat. Rocky slopes, among rocks in the upper mountain belt.
Population. Wild stocks are unknown.
Limiting factors. Human economic activity, uncontrolled livestock grazing. Cultivation. No data available.
Existing conservation measures. The species is listed in the Red Book of the Kyrgyz SSR (1985).
Recommended conservation measures. Clarification of the range and stocks, creation of a botanical reserve in areas of highest abundance. Testing the possibility of cultivation in a botanical garden.
Anemone obtusiloba D. Don
Obtusilobous Windflower
Anemone obtusiloba D. Don.
Status: VU. It is the rarest species among the 4 Kyrgyz congeners, distributed in the Terskey Ala-Too Mountain Range and Sary-Dzhaz River basin. It occurs on stony slopes in highlands. Period of flowering: July, reproduction is generative (by seeds). Data on cultivation and population (stocks in nature) are absent. Limiting factors include human economic activity and excessive cattle pasturage, which are unstudied. Currently, it is not under any protection despite being included in the Red Book of the country in 1985. Studies of its area, population in nature, and possibilities for introduction in a botanical garden should continue, and the creation of a botanical wildlife area in its habitats is necessary for the preservation of the species.
