The carpet of the autumn tundra. Kamchatka, Kronotsky Nature Reserve
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)
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
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
Arctic raspberry flower in frosting
Loiseleuria procumbens. The tundra comes to life in summer with miniature flowers
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
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
Cranberries. Yakutia, Olekminsky Nature Reserve
Cranberry flowers in the boggy coastal tundra
Carpet of summer tundra. Kamchatka
Lilium debile A lily bud in the rain in Kronotsky Zapovednik
Feathergrass glows in the sunset in the steppes
Feathergrass sways in the wind in the steppes
Dwarf iris in the steppe (Iris pumila). Rostovsky Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), Rostov Region
A rare yellow Bieberstein tulip blooms in the steppe in April. Rostovsky Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), Rostov Region
Wild tulip flower after overnight frost
Wild tulip flower after overnight frost