ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS

E. Uzbekistan

Forest, subalpine and alpine vegetation can be seen also in Central Asian nature reserves such as the Aksu-Dzabagly (Kazakstan), Hissarskiy (Tadjikistan), Zaamin-Guralash (Uzbekistan) and Almaatinskiy (Kazakstan). The first is located on the Aksu river in the Chimkent Region, whereas the Almaatinskiy reserve is very close to Almaty, and can be reached within one day. Forests also occur in the Sary Chelek reserve of the Namangan Region (Uzbekistan) and in the Chatkalskiy reserve of the Tashkent Region (Uzbekistan). However, shrub thickets dominate the Issyk Kul’ reserve (Kyrgyzstan). The "Tiger Ravine" reserve in the Pyanczh Region (Tajikistan) includes forests, meadows and deserts and also special forest and scrub complex at the bottom of river valleys, "tugai," in Russian. The Badkhyz and Repetek reserves (Turkmenistan) include semideserts interspersed with Pistacia woodlands and more typical desert vegetation. Badkhyz is actually the southernmost point in the FSU.