One of the most beautiful and rare Siberian orchids - Yellow Lady's slippers - has blossomed in the Perovsky cluster of the Shushensky Bor National Park. “These are amazing plants, fanned by a beautiful legend. The flower has a characteristic shoe-like shape, and Venus, because the goddess Venus lost her beautiful shoe during the hunt, which turned into a beautiful bud, ”the Joint Directorate of the Sayano-Shushensky Reserve and the Shushensky Bor National Park reported on its website.
According to experts, the drip slipper (Cypripedium guttatum), as well as three species from the Red Book of Russia - the real slipper (Cypripedium calceolus), the large-flowered slipper (Cypripedium macranthon)) and the swollen slipper (Cypripedium ventricosum) are registered in the park.
Anthropogenic pressure is leading to a reduction in the habitat of these unique flowers, collection for bouquets is the main reason for the vulnerability of most plant species. The employees of the national park convincingly ask visitors not to pick flowers during walks, but to admire them.
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