Economically valuable plants of grass-shrubby cover of birch shrubby forests of the northern forest-steppe of Tyumen region

Among wild-growing forest grasses and low shrubs many species of plants have useful proper-ties. The identification of such types allows estimat-ing the possibilities of their economic use. The re-sults of studying economically significant plants of grass-shrubby cover in birch motley grass forests of the northern forest-steppe of Tyumen Region are given in the research. The investigations showed that the flora of grass-shrubby cover of the sur-veyed plantings included 89 species of higher vas-cular plants. From them 62 species, 47 genuses, 21 families are economically valuable. The most numerous are medicinal grasses. In the group there are 44 species, 9 of which enter the list of official pharmacopeia. Ordinary wild strawberry and medic-inal sweet peas are available suitable resources. The group of fodder plants includes 43 species. These plants are well eaten by cattle and can be used on cuttings down and in low density planta-tions both for cattle pasture, and hay preparation. Melliferous are 33 species, most of which belong to Astroids, Rosaceous, Umbellate and Beans. Their abundance in birch forests is low therefore they can be only an additional source of nectar. The group of ornamental plants consists of 25 species of 18 families. Rare species needing protection belong to it: lily locust, surprising violet, dense bell. Edible are 19 species. The most valuable food plants are stone berry, forest strawberry, oregano. Other types are potentially edible, but are seldom used in food. Tanning properties have 9 species of plants, 9 are dyeing, 7 contain essential oils. Potential re-sources for industrial use have species with the highest abundance (cop3-sp according to Drude’s scale): 15 are fodder, 12 are medicinal, 9 are food, 8 are ornamental, 8 are melliferous, 2 are ether-bearing, 2 are tannic ones.