To the syntaxonomy of populus laurifolia forests of the Altai territory

The syntaxonomy of the poplar (P. laurifolia, P. nigra) forests of the Altai Territory is considered in the article. According to the author, the Populus Launfolia forests of the upper Ob tributariesare allocated into the Populion launfolio-nigrae Taran all nov. union referred to the Salicetalia purpureae Moor 1958 order and the Salicetea purpureae Moor 1958class.