Vegetation cover of «Sernovod shikhan» (samara high Volga region)

The vegetation cover of the «Sernovodsk Shikhan», which is a unique refugium of the flora of the Samara region, has been studied. The territory is a natural monument of regional significance in the Samara region. During the work, 22 meadow-steppe and steppe, 11 types of forest plant communities were described. Of the 440 registered flora species, 95 are rare, which is 21.6% of the total. As part of the flora, 83 plant species are protected at the regional level. A high level of anthropogenic load affects the vegetation cover of the territory.