The Cretaceous steppes with Caragana

Caragana

Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...

is a natural monument

Natural Monument

A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance....

 (protected areas of Ulyanovsk Oblast

Protected areas of Ulyanovsk Oblast

-Natural Monuments:* Wood Pearl* Relic woods* Akshuatian dendopark* Greater springs* The Mountain pine forest* The Source of Sviyaga River* The Forest belt of Genko* Cretaceous steppes from karagana* Upper Jurassic deposits of Gorodishchi* Island «Borok»...

). It is managed by the Berezovskoe joint-stock company.

Basic special features

The Cretaceous steppes with Caragana is a clearly expressed steppe with the tracks of the former forest. Most likely, there were here pine-oak scaffolding with the chalky sections. Forms migrated from this territory and forest became steppe. At present in the steppe there is a very rich composition of flora. Pasture and pasturing of cattle is limited. Because of lack of financing, research and scientific work is not conducted.

The basis for creation of PA and its importance

Is available a natural complex of rather good safety since the given forest-steppe file more and more is improved and becomes arable land.