TO STUDYING ОF THE RARE FLORA COMPONENT ОF TURATKA MOUNTAIN (REPUBLIC ОF BASHKORTOSTAN)

Turatka mountain it is located in the southern part of Chaybullinsky district of Bashkortostan Republic, on border with the Orenburg region, in 2 km to the south of Ilyachevo village. By results of the investigations of flora and vegetation of Turatka mountain conducted in 2016–2017 170 species of vascular plants were revealed. From them 13 species are included in the Red Lists of various rank, 5 endemic species (from most of which are endemics of South Ural), and 2 relic species have also been noted. The special uniqueness of Turatka mountain is that in her territory two extremely rare species for the Republic of Bashkortostan – Galitzkya spathulata and Onosma guberlinensis grow. Thus, Turatka mountain is a perspective steppe nature sanctuary of the Bashkir Trans–Ural region. Special value consists in a flora originality, and, in particular, existence of places of growth of the most rare species of South Ural plants