Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, which are colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as the countries all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of". The current geographical location of Central Asia was formerly part of the historic region of Turkistan, also known as Turan.
The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the second longest tributary river in the world after Paraná River.
Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the lily family. It is found primarily in Eurasia with a few species extending into North Africa and one species in North America.
Leymus is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae (Gramineae). It is widespread across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Leonurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, naturalized in New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and much of North and South America.
Lagochilus is a genus of the mint family that contains Turkistan mint.
Eremurus is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in, and temperate Asia from Turkey to China.
Trichanthemis is a genus of Central Asian plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.
Hippolytia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family native to temperate Asia.
Kaschgaria is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Pilostemon is a genus of Asian plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.
Cancrinia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to central Asia, where they are distributed in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Allium atrosanguineum an Asian species of onion native to China, Siberia, Mongolia, and Central Asia. It grows high in the mountains at elevations of 2400–5400 m.
Allium platyspathum is an Asian species of wild onion. It has been reported from Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Altay Krai, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan. It grows in damp locations at elevations of 1900–3700 m.
Lophanthus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It is native to central and southwestern Asia from Turkey to Mongolia, with many of the species endemic to Iran.
- Lophanthus adenocladus(Bornm.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus allotrius(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus archibaldii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus chinensisBenth. - Mongolia, Xinjiang, Siberia
- Lophanthus depauperatus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus dschuparensis(Bornm.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus elegans(Lipsky) Levin - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus hedgei(Freitag) A.L.Budantzev - Afghanistan
- Lophanthus iranshahrii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus kryloviiLipsky - Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Altai
- Lophanthus laxiflorus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus michauxii(Briq.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus ouroumitanensis(Franch.) Kochk. & Zuckerw. - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus oxyodontus(Boiss.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus pinetorum(Aitch. & Hemsl.) Levin - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas
- Lophanthus schrenkiiLevin - Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Lophanthus schtschurowskianus(Regel) Lipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus sessilifolius(Bunge) Levin - Iran, Pakistan
- Lophanthus subnivalisLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus tibeticusC.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang - Tibet
- Lophanthus tschimganicusLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Lophanthus turcicusDirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge - Turkey
- Lophanthus varzobicusKochk. - Tajikistan
Askellia is a genus of Asian and North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Gagea filiformis is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Russia, China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia.
The taxonomy of Tulipa places the genus in the family Liliaceae, and subdivides it as four subgenera, and comprises about 75 species.
Petrosimonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also in the Salsoloideae tribe.
Sibbaldianthe is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It is also in the Rosoideae subfamily.
