Arctic raspberry flower in frosting

The carpet of the autumn tundra. Kamchatka, Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Carpet of summer tundra. Kamchatka

Asian trollflowers blossom along the Lower Ters River in July. Kuznetsky Alatau nature Reserve, Kemerovo Region

A blue harebell dips its head in a pillow of reindeer moss in the alpine taiga of Baikalo-Lensky Zapovednik

Ripe cowberries in the Olyekminsky Nature Reserve, Yakutia

Cowberry flowers in summer. Rdeisky Nature Reserve, Novgorod Region

Phyllodoce caerulea The pink flowers of mountainheath dominate alpine meadows in summer

Veratrum albiflorum A hellebore plant gets an early start in the short growing season of Kamchatka

Allium ochotense Wild onion blooms in June in the Valley of the Geysers

Lilium debile A lily bud in the rain in Kronotsky Zapovednik

Polar willow in rain

Flowering spotted lady's slipper)

White water lilies (Nymphaea candida). Lilies bloom in July on an inlet of the Nerussa River

Autumn blueberries. Leaves of blueberries turn red in September in Kamchatka

Blueberries in mid September

Carpet of fall tundra

Wild onion (Allium ochotense) in snow. A wind onion bud emerges from the snow

A bracken fern sprouts from under the soil warmed by volcanic heat in the Valley of the Geysers

Keyflower orchids (Dactylorhiza aristata) bloom earlier in the warmth of the Valley of the Geysers than in other parts of Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Arctic starflower and clover springtail

Lily of the valley berries in the ice cover after an October ice storm

Komarov lotus (Nelumbo nucifera komarovii). This rare lotus is being restored in Khingansky Zapovednik in wetlands of the Amur River basin, just north of China/n

Cranberry flowers in the boggy coastal tundra

Arctic blue flag (Iris setosa)

Spotted yellow lady's slipper

Cowberries

Asian trollflowers in mountains of Kuznetsky Alatau Nature Reserve, Kemerovo region

Cottongrass and sapling (Eriophorum vaginatum) in Rdeisky Nature Reserve (Novgorod region)

Red dwarf cornel berries on a fallen log in Kandalakshsky Nature Reserve, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Region

Marsh marigold in flower

Wild tulips in the steppe bloom in April

A lily bud (Lilium debile) in the rain

The pink flowers of Arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus) bloom in July

Cranberries. Yakutia, Olekminsky Nature Reserve

Loiseleuria procumbens. The tundra comes to life in summer with miniature flowers

A rare yellow Bieberstein tulip blooms in the steppe in April. Rostovsky Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), Rostov Region

Dwarf iris in the steppe (Iris pumila). Rostovsky Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), Rostov Region

Feathergrass glows in the sunset in the steppes

Feathergrass sways in the wind in the steppes

Wild tulip flower after overnight frost

Wild tulip flower after overnight frost