Carex curaica, Pedicularis palustris, Siachys palusiris, Triglochin palustre, Juncus 

 filiformis, Scirpus silvaticus, Phalaris arundinacea, Elymus sibiiicus, Alopecurus fulvus 

 var. sibiricus, Calamagrostis neglecta, Poa palustris, Glyceria aquatica, Equisetum 

 Heleocharis, and Equisetum scirpoides, and in stagnant water, in swamps, pools and 

 small lakes were to be found: 



Nymphaea pygmaea, Hippuris vulgaris, Callitiiche verna, Utiicularia minor, 

 Limnanthemum nymphoides, Polygonum amphibium, Fotamogeton nutans, Potamogelon 

 petfoliatus, Potamogeton pusillus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Myriophyllum verticillatum, 

 Alisma Plantago, Sagiitaria sagittaefolia, Butomus umbellatus var. minor, Acorus Calamus, 

 Scirpus Tabernaemontani, Carex vesicaria, and Carex ampullacea. 



Among sand and loose stones on the banks are to be found Dianthus superbus 

 and Petasites laevigatas. One of the most characteristic plants here, on grass-grown 

 river-banks, was furthermore the tall Elymus giganteus. 



As the last remains of the real wood flora are to be found in some places, accom- 

 panying Picea obovata and Pinus silvestris, plants such as: 



Linnaea borealis, Equisetum silvaticum, Athyrium crenatum, Phegopteris polypodioides, 

 Vaccinium Myrtillus. Vaccinium vitis idaea, Goodyera repens, Gnaphalium silvaticum. 



Fig. 58. Typical scenery near the Dora Steppe; slopes facing south 

 are dry and barren, those facing north are grown with larch. In the 

 background some huts are seen - the so-called yurts — belonging 



to the natives. 



Thus, leaving the loftier regions in the mountains, the natural conditions of the 

 land are seen to change gradually southwards from the characteristic and genuine taiga 

 about Ust Algiac into the lower, wooded steppe region about the Upper Bei-kem on the 

 Dora Steppe, with a more distinct central Asiatic stamp. 



The direct distance between the two said places is not more than about 150 to 

 200 wersts, but the difference as to natural conditions is very considerable. The Dora 



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