Rare glades of red-book saffron bloomed on the mountain Sober-Bash

On the mountain Sober-Bash near the village Ubinskaya bloomed rare clearings of saffron — a unique natural phenomenon, according to experts.

In the Seversky district on the territory of the natural monument "Mountain Sober-Bash" experts found an unusual sight: whole glades of beautiful red-book saffron (Crocus speciosus). Usually this plant is found only one by one, so mass flowering is a truly rare and valuable find, experts say

Purple saffron flowers with white yawn and purple veins are especially expressive: they bloom in September-November, when most plants are already preparing for winter. Mount Sober-Bash is one of the few places in the Krasnodar Territory where saffron has been preserved not by individual specimens, but by large communities.

The plant was recorded by employees of the GKU KK "Management of protected areas KK" during the next patrol. It is worth remembering that beautiful saffron is listed in the Red Books of Russia, Krasnodar Territory and Adygea. Due to harvesting for spice and active tourism, the population of the species has suffered greatly in past years.

For the destruction, damage or collection of red book plants faces a fine: for citizens - up to 5 thousand rubles, for officials - up to 20 thousand, for legal - up to 1 million rubles under article 8.35 of the administrative code of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Ministry of natural resources of the Krasnodar region.