Alcea is a genus of over 80 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Americas, the streambank wild hollyhock, belongs to a different genus.
Thermopsis is a genus of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia. They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners or false-lupines.
The Cardueae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are Carduus, Cynara, Cirsium, and Onopordum.
Rhaponticum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Serratula is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae native to Eurasia. Plumeless saw-wort is a common name for plants in this genus. Serratula as traditionally defined contains at least two groups: one of which is basal within the subtribe Centaureinae and one of which is derived; the former group can be moved to the genus Klasea.
The Mongolian lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found from southern Russia and Mongolia to central China. The Mongolian Lark is known for its elaborate singing and even well into adulthood, is able to learn new songs. While female Mongolian Larks don’t sing, they have noteworthy song control nuclei with strong connectivity. Male Mongolian Larks have large song bouts and song phrases that allow them to have extremely large song control nuclei.
Quercus mongolica, commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak native to Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Siberia. The species can grow to be 30 metres tall.
Eduard August von Regel, Russian: Эдуард Август Фон Регель; was a German horticulturalist and botanist. He ended his career serving as the Director of the Russian Imperial Botanical Garden of St. Petersburg. As a result of naturalists and explorers sending back biological collections, Regel was able to describe and name many previously unknown species from frontiers around the world.
Olgaea is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, having a typical thistle appearance.
Synurus is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Phalacrachena is a genus of Eurasian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Dioryctria mongolicella is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Wang and Sung in 1982, and is known from north-eastern China and Mongolia.
Allium przewalskianum is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family.
Tilia mongolicaMaxim., commonly known as Mongolian lime, is a tree native to mountains of the northern China, growing up to elevations of 1200–2200 m.
Allium tenuissimum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Mongolia, Asiatic Russia, Korea, Kazakhstan and China.
Rhinactinidia is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Arnica unalaschcensis is an Asian and North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known as Alaskan arnica. It is found on both sides of the Bering Strait, being native to Alaska, the Pacific Coast of Russia, and northern Japan. Its habitats include coastal tundra and alpine slopes.
Morus mongolica, also described as Morus alba var. mongolica, is a woody plant native to mountain forests in Mongolia, China, Korea, and Japan. Common names include Mongolian mulberry, meng sang (China), and ilama by native people in the namesake region of Mongolia. Similar to M. notabilis, M. mongolica is an uncultivated mulberry.
Iljinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one species, Iljinia regelii(Bunge) Korovin ex Iljin
Potaninia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae. It only contains one known species, Potaninia mongolicaMaxim.
