Expedition to Каlach-on-Don 2008

The Don River did not seem calm. During 5 day stay in Kalach strong wind was blowing and our dream to cross the river in a rubber boat did not come true. The trip by motorship allowed us to admire the right steep bank, to collect seed. Later we managed to fish sailing along the left bank... In Krasnaya Balka we collected seeds of Iris pumila L. and other rare species for the Seed Laboratory of the Botanical garden, Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences see more…