Employees of the national park met the ice queen of the Commander Islands
Employees of the national park “Commander Islands” shared their impressions of meeting with a unique inhabitant of the protected area – anemone narcissotsvetkova, reported Kamchatka.Today in the national park.
White umbrellas are reaching out to the sun from the rocky soil, where the snowfields have just been. It seems as if the tundra itself has decided to dress up — Anemone narcissiflora is gently swaying in the cold wind.
“This flower is an extreme record holder. Anemone grows and blooms using the moisture of melting snow. Our staff found a whole clearing on the way to Podutesnaya Bay — hundreds of white “lanterns” on the slope of the hill,” the telegram channel of the national park says.
The main secret of the unique flower is its poisonous armor, the leaves of the plant contain protoanemonin, which even hungry deer avoid the flower. In addition, anemone is a brilliant deceiver, her flowers attract insects with the promise of nectar, but they only give pollen.