Analysis of the flora in floodplain shallows around Khabarovsk

The authors present the results of research of the Amur riverside flora near Khabarovsk (Lower Amur). 108 species of vascular plants were found along the riverside banks and oxbow lakes. We analyze the taxonomic, floristic and ecotope variety of species. It is defined the main body of the Amur bank flora (24 species).It is to a great extent consists of the Amur ephemeral endemics (Chenopodium amurense, Corispermum elongatum, C. macrocarpum, Gnaphalium mandshuricum, Juncus amuricus, Polygonum sabulosum, Rumex amurensis, Scirpus komarovii, Symphyllocarpus exilis, Veronica maximowicziana), fixed on sandy substrate.We have found the Coleanthus subtilis- one of the protected rare species in Russia.