28 species of vascular plants of the Volga Upland – rare spring ephemeroids in need of protection and recommended for inclusion in the Red Data Book of the Volga basin.
Results of the taxonomic, biomorphological and coenotic analyzes phytocenoses with participation Hedysarum grandiflorum Pall. in the southern of the Volga Uplands are given. Showing considerable diversity and high conservation importance of these plant communities.
