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Ecological tourism in Primorskii krai.
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shizandra, kolomicta-vine are typical of this belt. Hazel, sweet syringa, eleuterokokka, and honeysuckle make up a forest cover.
Cedar and black fir forests with diverse heat loving trees are concentrated in the southern part of Primorskii Kra (Vladivostok and South East ecotourist districts). They comprise hornbeam, Sakhalin cherry-tree and other south species. The piedmonts of ridges are covered mostly by broad-leaved forests. Kalopanax septemlobus, maple, oak, and lime are found on the northern slopes. Oak forests grow on the southern slopes.
Sparse oak woods and steppificated meadows are typical of the Prikhankaisky plain (the Prikhankaisky ecotourist district). Over-humid meows occur on the low lake and river terraces. This ecotourist district is famous for such bright water plants as lotus, prickly water lily, and frog-leaf. In Russia, besides Primorskii Krai, one can encounter lotus only in certain lakes of Khabaravsky Krai and in deltas of the Volga and Kura rivers. In Primorskii Krai it is spread in small lakes surrounding the southern and eastern shores of Lake Khanka, on Putyatin Island, and in the southern part of Khasansky district. Everywhere lotus thickets make a striking picture against the background of the water magic mirror of still watersheds. Frightening evrial and brazenia are seldom found (only in some of the river valleys and in the southern part of Khasansky district). White and yellow water lilies, frog's-bit, water walnuts, water spikes, and other plants are wide spread.
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South Khasansky district is the most popular place in the Russian Far East. Its location near the ice-free sea and protection by the north mountain range provided favorable conditions for heat-loving plants of the Far Eastern flora. Located here is Russian's only formation of serrate oak. Oak-hazel-lespedeza thickets grow together with sparse oak woods. In the south, in the lower part of the area sedge-small reed, small reed, and diverse grassy-small reed meadows are spread. Ussuriiskaya taiga contains endemic species, which are typical of the northern part of Korean Peninsula and the northeastern part of China that makes it unique and attractive. Here, and in the northern part of the area in particular, one can find relict species of so-called Turgai flora dominating in Eurasia in late Palaeogene and early Neogene. Maple, devil's club, eleuterokokka, and other plants are typical species of this ancient complex.
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