Order Saxifragales
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Genus Ribes L.
- (+)($)Ribes nigrum L. – Blackcurrant, European Blackcurrant - Bush. At the WSBS settlement; though not cultivated.
Genus Saxifraga L. – saxifrages, stone-breakers
- Saxifraga caespitosa L. – Tufted Saxifrage - Perennial. In crevices of damp seashore rocks; rare.
- Saxifraga cernua L. – Drooping Saxifrage, Nodding Saxifrage, Bulblet Saxifrage - Perennial. Seashore north-facing rocks at the WSBS settlement. This locality is so far unique in Karelia, and deserves protection. It is quite possible that this species appeared after 1960s, as it was not mentionned in the paper of В.Н. Вехов and Н.Е. Богданова (1971).
- Saxifraga nivalis L. – Snow Saxifrage, "alpine saxifrage" - Perennial. Northwest-facing wet rocks.
Family Crassulaceae DC. – orpine family
Genus Sedum L. – stonecrops
- Sedum acre L. – Wall-pepper, Goldmoss Sedum, Goldmoss Stonecrop, Biting Stonecrop - Perennial. Wet seashore rocks; rare, in some places abundant.
- Sedum decumbens Lucé [S. telephium L. p. p., Hylotelephium decumbens (Lucé) V. Byalt] – Orpine, Livelong, Frog's-stomach, Harping Johnny, Life-everlasting, Live-forever, Midsummer-men, Orphan John, Witch's Moneybags - Perennial. Several plants found at the edge of the vegetable garden of the WSBS settlement.
- Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. (Rhodiola rosea L.; Rh. arctica Boriss.) – Golden Root, Roseroot, Aaron's Rod - Perennial. Seashore rocks; in some places abundant.
Family Haloragaceae R.Br.
Genus Myriophyllum L. – watermilfoil
- Myriophyllum spicatum L. s. l. – Eurasian watermilfoil - Perennial. In the Ershovskie lakes; abundant. Our plants correspond to the characteristics of M. sibiricum Kom.
