Selective embryo abortion is one of the evolutionary explanations for the surplus of ovules found in many plant species. To manipulate the level of embryo abortion, we removed ovules and applied nutrients to plants of Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) after they started to flower. From these two treatments and a control series, seeds were collected, germinated, and transplanted in the field...

As a result of field research, revising the collections stored in MW, NSK, NS, TK Herbaria, as well international database Jstor, and acquaintance with protologues, species Buglossoides glandulosa was identified on territory Lower Volga region North Caucasus. It is shown that B. priority name for czernjajevii, reliably known from Ukraine Moldova, reported few localities south European part Russ...

The flora of protected Shanjan rangeland in Shabestar district, Azerbaijan Province, NW Iran was studied using a 1 m × 1 m quadrate in spring and summer 2011. The climate of this area is cold and dry. In this area 94 plant species belonging to 25 families were identified as constituting the major part of the vegetation. The families in the area are Amaryllidaceae, Boraginaceae, Campanulaceae, C...