A researcher at the laboratory of geobotany and environmental protection of the National Academy under the President, Ormon SultanGaziev, shared with AKIpress information that wild tulips belong to the genus Tulipa, which includes about 100 species worldwide. In Kyrgyzstan, about 30 varieties of these plants can be found.
“These flowers are distinguished by a variety of shapes and colors, ranging from bright reds and yellows to whites and mixed hues. Blooming begins in early spring, from March to May, when mountain snows start to melt and the earth becomes saturated with moisture,” the expert added.
Complete list of wild tulips in Kyrgyzstan:
| No | Species of Tulip | General Distribution | Status |
| 1 | Upright Tulip (Tulipa anadroma Botschantz) | Endemic, KG | Red Book of KR |
| 2 | Greig's Tulip (Tulipa greigii Regel) | KG, KZ, UZ, TJ, IR | Red Book of KR |
| 3 | Kaufmann's Tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana Regel) | KG, KZ, UZ | Red Book of KR |
| 4 | Four-leaved Tulip (Tulipa tetraphylla Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of KR |
| 5 | Ostrowski's Tulip (Tulipa ostrowskiana Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of KR |
| 6 | Kolpakovsky's Tulip (Tulipa kolpakowskiana Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of KR |
| 7 | Related Tulip (Tulipa affinis Botschantz) | KG, TJ | Red Book of KR |
| 8 | Korolkov's Tulip (Tulipa korolkowii Regel) | KG, TM, UZ | Red Book of KR |
| 9 | Zenaida's Tulip (Tulipa zenaidae Vved) | KG, KZ | Red Book of KR |
| 10 | Broad-stamen Tulip (Tulipa platystemon Vved) | Endemic, KG | Red Book of KR |
| 11 | Zonnefeld's Tulip (Tulipa zonneveldii J. de Groot & Tojibaev) | Endemic, KG | |
| 12 | False two-flowered Tulip (Tulipa bifloriformis Vved) | ||
| 13 | Dubious Tulip (Tulipa dubia Vved) | ||
| 14 | Jacques' Tulip (Tulipa jacquesi Zonn) | Endemic, KG | |
| 15 | Talass Tulip (Tulipa talassica Lazkov) | Endemic, KG | |
| 16 | Short-stamen Tulip (Tulipa brachystemon Regel) | KG, KZ | |
| 17 | Fergana Tulip (Tulipa ferganica Vved) | KG, UZ, TJ | |
| 18 | Toktogul Tulip (Tulipa toktogulica B.D. Wilson & Lazkov) | Endemic, KG | |
| 19 | Diverse-leaved Tulip (Tulipa heterophylla (Regel) Baker) | KG, KZ, CH | |
| 20 | Hairy-stamen Tulip (Tulipa dasystemon (Regel) Regel) | ||
| 21 | Neustrueva's Tulip (Tulipa neustruevae Pobed) | Endemic, KG | |
| 22 | Late Tulip (Tulipa tarda Stapf) | KG, KZ, IR | |
| 23 | Turkestan Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica (Regel) Regel) | KG, KZ, TJ, CH, UZ | |
| 24 | Jans' Tulip (Tulipa jansii J.J. de Groot & Zonn) | KG, KZ | |
| 25 | Illy Tulip (Tulipa iliensis Regel) | KG, KZ, CH | |
| 26 | Lazkov's Tulip (Tulipa lazkovii J.J. de Groot & Zonn) | Endemic, KG | |
| 27 | Albert's Tulip (Tulipa alberti Regel) | KG, KZ | |
| 28 | Butkov's Tulip (Tulipa butkovii Botschantz) | UZ, KG??? | |
| 29 | Leman's Tulip (Tulipa lehmanniana Merckl) | ||
| 30 | Sharipov's Tulip (Tulipa scharipovii Tojibaev) | ||
| 31 | Chimgan Tulip (Tulipa tschimganica Botschantz) | ||
| 32 | Two-flowered Tulip (Tulipa biflora Pall) | ||
| 33 | Orithyioid Tulip (Tulipa orithyioides Vved) |
Note: Red Book of KR — Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic; KG — Kyrgyzstan; KZ — Kazakhstan; TJ — Tajikistan; TM — Turkmenistan; UZ — Uzbekistan; CH — China; IR — Iran; ??? — presumed to grow in the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
