Cultural trees: names. Names of trees belonging to the cultural. Medicinal plants of Krasnodar region.

Hypericaceae (Latin. Hypericaceae) - a family of dicotyledonous plants. In some systems of botanical classification. Hypericum, a genus of herbs and dwarf shrubs of the family of mammals. Over 300 species, mainly in the temperate and subtropical zones. St. John's wort - medicinal plant (antimicrobial and astringent effect). Many types of decorative. Two species are protected.

Family Umbrella

Umbrella (Latin Umbelliferae) or Celery (Latin Apiaceae), a family of dicotyledonous plants. Perennial grasses, rarely shrubs or small trees. Over 3000 species (approx. 300 genera), almost all over the globe, mainly in the temperate climate of Europe, Asia and North America.

Round-leaved Grushanka (lat. Pyrola rotundifolia) is a type species of perennial plants of the genus Grushanka (Pyrola) belonging to the Heather family (Ericaceae). In the genus Grushanka there are about 20 species, 4 of which are found on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Oralia one-sided, Borovaya uterus

The name "Borovaya uterus" means "forest mother". For centuries, this healing plant was primarily known as a natural remedy that helps women experience the happiness of motherhood. One-sided doctors believed Ortiliy to be a sure remedy for infertility and almost all female illnesses.

Caucasian Dioscorea. Dioscorea caucasica

Caucasian Dioscorea is a relict endemic plant of the Colchian flora with an area limited to Western Transcaucasia. This plant is a relic of past eras, miraculously survived the last glaciation, which occurred about 10 thousand years ago. Fossil finds show that it was widespread throughout the Caucasus during the pre-glacial period.

Tamus ordinary-Adam's root
Adam's root is a plant belonging to the dioscoreal family and representing a grassy vine that can reach 4 m in length. In medicine, the root of this plant is predominantly used, which is known for its hemostatic, analgesic and healing properties.

Tarragon tarragon wormwood herb.

On the territory of Russia there are approximately 180 species of wormwood, and there are 400 in total.
Plants of the genus Wormwood are famous for their beneficial properties, there is bitter wormwood - a well-known drug, and there are dragon wormwood or tarragon, in eastern countries it is called tarragon or tarragon wormwood. Tarragon has a delicate, original aroma and is used as a spice in cooking, however, this plant is widely used for medical purposes. Estragon is used to treat many different diseases. The beneficial properties of this plant are provided by its rich chemical composition.

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Man developed in close cooperation with nature and, most of all, with the plant environment: the forest and the field became the first pharmacy for man. Medicinal plants are most often prescribed in the form of fees, in which one plant enhances the action of another. Many patients, especially in rural areas, where the centuries-old experience of traditional medicine has been preserved, are more willing to resort to infusions and decoctions of medicinal herbs. Medicinal herbs not only stop, but also reverse inflammation at any stage up to the stage of necrosis. In this case, herbal medicine in folk medicine does not harm the body, but only gives recovery from severe extensive burns, wounds, injuries, myocardial infarction, stroke. Phytopreparations made from medicinal herbs have their own characteristics: gradual, slow development of the therapeutic effect, soft, moderate action.

Diversity of vegetation of Kuban

“Diversity of flora,” wrote doctor A.P. Levitsky in essays on the history of medicine - he always uncontrollably attracted a man to himself and the stronger, the closer he stood to nature. People noticed the distinctive properties of plants and used them in their home use.

Nowhere else in the country are there such diversity of vegetation as in the Kuban. There are 160 species of medicinal plants in Kuban. But a person so ruthlessly tears them, even happens with roots, that some of them start to disappear and it is forbidden to tear these plants. Linden, oak, chestnut, blueberry and other plants grow in the forests. They are called relic, i.e. preserved from ancient times. The northern part is the Azov-Kuban lowland. Here the solid steppe turned into fields.

On the slopes of beams and ravines, on the sides of the roads, you can find various herbs: creeping wheatgrass, wormwood, quinoa, coltsfoot and others.

The scope of medicinal plants

In modern medicine, medicinal plants not only have not lost their positions, but are attracting ever closer attention of scientists. They are more than 3000 drugs used by domestic medicine, 40% is produced from medicinal plants. Every year their number increases. Medicinal plants are often preferred because of their low toxicity and the possibility of long-term use without manifestations of side effects.

Drying, assembly, preparation of medicinal plants

Proper harvesting of plants is one of the main factors for obtaining benign raw materials. Medicinal raw materials need to be harvested only in good, dry weather, during the daytime, when the plants dry out from the rain and dew, since, covered with moisture, they slowly dry out, and at the same time their natural color changes. In the daytime, the bulk of the plants are harvested, in which the active substances are contained in the aboveground organs. Roots and rhizomes (underground organs) can be harvested at any time and in any weather, as in most cases they are washed before drying. When harvesting medicinal plants should be guided by those dates that are given in the calendar of collecting medicinal plants. Should focus on the phase of the growing season of the plant. Collect only those organs and parts of the plant, which accumulate the maximum amount of biologically active substances.

When harvesting medicinal plants, it is important to correctly select the necessary species, to determine in time the phase of their growing season, since the number of active substances varies greatly depending on the growth and development of the plant. Both late and premature collection can provide raw materials that do not represent any medicinal value.

The collection of medicinal material is best carried out in the period of maximum content in the plants of active substances. As a rule, their greatest content in flowers and leaves occurs during the flowering period, in the buds during the period of their swelling, in underground parts (roots, rhizomes, tubers) during the period of fruit ripening; bark is the most complete in spring.

Collected plants are carefully sorted, removing impurities as well as non-medicinal plants; dead and decayed parts separate from the roots and stems. The collection container must be completely clean, dry and odorless. You can not collect in one container several species of plants at the same time. Harvested plants are laid, perhaps more loosely, to prevent their warming and loss of medicinal properties. Then the plants should be laid out and allowed to stare, spreading out a thin layer to dry. It is not recommended to leave the plants at night in containers or piles.

Human Neighbors - Medicinal Plants

Hypericum

The people came up with a lot of gentle names for herbs that have long helped to get rid of various ailments. This is a win-grass, and spurge, and many others. Among the many plants special love St. John's wort. He was called the magic grass - the savior from a hundred diseases. During the excavations of ancient Slavonic settlements, archaeologists found seeds of 20 herbs, among which was St. John's wort. It is believed that the Hypericum helps from diseases caused by evil spirits, witches.

People this plant brings only one benefit, because for a person St. John's wort is completely harmless. Therefore, in Russia, he was, as they say, for all occasions: for example, they stuffed children with mattresses, tied grass to straw - so that the fragrance would protect the child from terrible dreams and he would only dream of good ones.

St. John's wort was considered a source of light that expels any evil, eliminates sadness and sorrow. He was a favorite plant of many prominent people, because not only he healed the body, but also affected the soul. Today, scientists have proven the antidepressant properties of Hypericum, associated with its photosensitizing effect, and in ancient times, people reasonably considered the herb to be magic.

Coltsfoot

Folk names: fire salad, male flower, March flower, sand flower, tobacco grass, uncle leaves. This perennial plant pleases in early spring with its bright yellow buds with a smell that resembles the smell of honey. Long before the leaves appear, the creeping rhizome throws erect peduncles with reddish scales and bright yellow inflorescences that were laid back in the fall. Only much later do petiolate leaves of a rounded-heart-shaped palm-sized form develop, weakly crusted at the edges, with coarse teeth. Top leaves are dark green. It blooms from February to March (April). It is met most often on waste grounds, at brick factories, on gravelly places, along slopes and railway embankments, along the edges of fields and along roadsides.

Inflorescences are collected in good weather, when the flowers are fully bloomed. They need to be dried quickly to maintain the presentation. However, much more than inflorescences, leaves are used for medicinal purposes. They are collected in May-June, preferably young, half the size of a palm and only clean, not soiled with earth; due to the presence of mucus wash impractical. Studies have shown that the leaves of those coltsfoot plants that grow in the sun are richer in components and better than leaves that grow in the shade. It is worth paying attention to when collecting. Immediately after harvesting, chop the fresh leaves to speed up their drying. Well kept only quickly dried leaves.

Coltsfoot is a valuable cough remedy, especially for whooping cough, as well as mucous sputum. Tea from it can facilitate coughing.

Coltsfoot tea: 2 teaspoons with the top of the sliced ​​leaves pour 1/4 l of boiling water, leave to infuse and then filter. Patients suffering from cough should drink 1 cup of tea 3 times a day.

Along with the use against lung diseases, tea from coltsfoot brings relief from irritations of the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines (but then you should drink it unsweetened), and also as a rinse from irritations in the oral cavity. In addition, coltsfoot tea is also used to treat wounds and skin inflammations, skin rashes and to clean the blood.

Burdock

Popular names: burdock, burdock.

Used parts: root.

This biennial plant reaches a height of 1-1.5 m and has a fleshy root up to 60 cm long, from which small branches branch out. The powerful longitudinally furrowed stalk with a large core abundantly branches; quite often gets red coloring in certain places. On the woolly-pubescent stems, there are petiolate heart-shaped ovoid leaves, green above and gray below, felt-pubescent; leaf size noticeably decreases from bottom to top. The bluish-red rather large inflorescences are arranged in the form of a loose umbrella-shaped brush. Yellowish leaflets wrapped at the end hooked. It blooms in June and July. Burdock can often be found along roadsides, along fences, walls and embankments, on vacant lots and pastures, as well as along the banks of streams.

The roots are dug in the fall, cut into pieces and dried in air.

Here, first of all, it should be said about the treatment of scalp hair against dandruff with burdock oil. This is an oil extract from burdock root, for which they use olive or camphor oil (cooking methods are very different). As a diuretic, burdock root is mostly out of use and is less common in the so-called blood-purifying teas, but it is increasingly used for disorders of the liver and gall bladder.

Basically, burdock root is recommended as a blood-purifying agent, but also for disorders of the liver and gallbladder. This is followed by internal and external use for various skin diseases. Burdock root tea: 2 teaspoons with the top of the chopped root pour 1/2 liter of cold water, after 5 hours, quickly heat to a boil, boil for 1 minute and filter. Dosage: 3 times a day, 1 cup of tea. Burdock root tea is treated and skin rashes are moistened, washed or wrapped. It is worth noting that traditional medicine also uses burdock oil.

Nettle

Used parts: grass, seeds and rhizome.

Consequently, there is also no one who would not know how she looks. Two types of nettle are used for medicinal use - burning and dioecious. The stinging nettle is smaller and more tender, although it is more aggressive, and stinging nettle is more often used in medicine. Nettle blooms from May to July (the flowers are small, green, located in drooping ears; dioecious plants). Both species are quite common. They grow mainly near human habitation: in gardens, kitchen gardens, along the edges of ditches, in garbage dumps and wastelands. In May, June and July (August), the leaves of wild-growing nettle are picked, which are carefully (with gloves) removed from the stem, and then dried in air. Whole grass is used to make nettle juice. The rhizome is dug out in the spring or in the autumn, free from the earth stuck to it and dried on air or at artificial heating (to 40 ° C).

Perhaps because nettle is such a common weed, it has been used for a very long time, long before the advent of scientific medicine. Currently, nettle leaves are used to increase the overall metabolism. They are a common part of the tea collection, prescribed for rheumatism, gout, diseases of the gallbladder and liver; part of the spring and autumn wellness courses.

pharmaceutical camomile

Popular name: girl's flower.

Used parts: inflorescences.

An annual plant with a short root and a stem 20-50-cm in height, on which they sit twice or three times pinna-dissected leaves. It blooms from May to June. Chamomile - unpretentious plant. It is in the fields cultivated and kept under steam, in wastelands, along roadsides, slopes, edges and, of course, in grain crops. For the peasant, this healing plant is a vile weed. The chamomile is harvested, primarily inflorescences, but for the baths also take flower stalks and some of the shoots with leaves. Since the quality of chamomile largely depends on the time of collection and the type of drying, you must be very careful. The best time to collect is the 3rd - 5th day after the blooming of the flowers. By this time, it produces most of the active ingredients.

Chamomile is used internally and as an external agent. Inside you can successfully apply chamomile (in the form of tea) for acute gastric diseases. It brings quick relief and "soothes" the stomach, and after a short treatment, removes indigestion. As an external remedy, chamomile, due to its anti-inflammatory properties, is used in the treatment of poorly healing wounds. Chamomile baths or wet compresses on wounds are just as well-tried as they are for gargling with inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.

Chamomile tea: 1-2 teaspoons with the top of the inflorescence pour 1 cup boiling water, strain after 10 minutes. Chamomile tea is good to drink warm, but not hot.

Needless to say, a plant with so many beneficial properties is diligently used in traditional medicine. And indeed, daisy "trust everyone."

Plantain

Plantain - an old medicinal plant. He was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, he was highly appreciated by Arab and Persian doctors. The Latin name of the plantain is formed from the "plant" (sole) and "Ager" (move), since its leaves resemble a footprint. Plantain's homeland is Europe. The Indians called him “the trace of a white man.” Together with the mud, the seeds stick to the shoes of passers-by and travel with them. The Russian name of the plant indicates the places of its growth.

Plantain perennial herb 10-40 cm tall with one or more floral arrows. One copy of the plantain in the fall gives from 8 to 60 thousand seeds. Therefore, the plantain very quickly settles on all roads - wherever a person’s foot steps. It blooms from May to September. It grows in wastelands and weedy places, near housing, near roads, on green meadows, fields, vegetable gardens, gardens, forest edges and banks of reservoirs.

Plantain is used as a medicinal plant. We use it on the road. Fresh leaves of plantain applied with abrasions, burns, insect bites. Dry crushed leaves are used in the form of infusion as an anti-inflammatory and expectorant for bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma and other respiratory diseases. In scientific medicine, grass and plantain leaves are used for diseases of the stomach. Young and tender leaves of the plantain are used in the diet. From them you can make salads, soups and cabbage soup, casseroles, meatballs, juices and cocktails. True, the flavors of the plantain are no different variety, but it is fixable. Add grits, nettles, onions, horseradish, pepper, mustard, salt and sauce.

Where and how to prepare plantain? This question may seem idle at first. After all, the plantain is so widespread that it is difficult to find a place where it was not. But collecting the plant is still not necessary everywhere. On city streets and on country roads, where there is a lot of dirt, this should not be done. And in the field, in the meadows and near the rivers - please.

Each part of a medicinal plant is healing, but in its own way. Medicinal plants play a very large role in human life.

All below are the plants that grow in the Kuban listed in the Red Book and they are all protected plants of the Krasnodar Territory.

So this:

Herbaceous perennial up to 20 cm in height. Leaves 2, directed upwards, blunt, covered with a wax coating. Stem is cylindrical, single flower. The flowering period in February and April. Decorative, honey plant, poisonous.

It grows in the Caucasus, in the mountains, on the edges, in the thickets of shrubs, deciduous forests. Disappears because of the collection of flowers in bouquets, unregulated walking of livestock.

Herbaceous perennial. The flowers are red-purple, less pink or almost white. It blooms in February and March. Fruits in May and June. Propagated by seeds. Decorative, medicinal. The number is rapidly reduced due to mass destruction of winter and early spring bouquets, digging of tubers for medicinal purposes.

Near the Krasnodar-Dzhubga highway there is the Psekupskoye tract, where the true wonder of nature grows - the white flowers of the summer - a Mediterranean species listed in the Red Book of Russia. This place has no analogues in the Western Caucasus in terms of density and abundance of the white-flowered flower. A beautiful spring flower is actively collected by the locals and sold in the markets. It is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, which in itself harms a rare population.

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Man values ​​cultivated trees for the taste and beneficial properties of their fruits and the decorative qualities of the crown. Scientists use breeding, hybridization, or genetic engineering to produce a culture form from wild trees. In order to avoid confusion, trees, like all plants, have names. They are popular, Latin and generally accepted. The latest of them introduces the reader to this article.

Names of cultivated deciduous non-fruit trees

Trees of this species are of great interest among gardeners who use deciduous non-fruit crops to create landscape design. Trees differ in size, crown structure, color, shape of leaves and flowers. Cultural which are different, differ in many other features.

• Birch is a visiting card of Russian nature. This tree has many varieties, but more often, weeping birch is used to decorate parks, gardens and lawns. It grows up to nine meters in height. The names of trees belonging to the cultural species, the most diverse. But with a snow-white trunk, hanging branches and yellowish earrings are especially beautiful.

• White or silver poplar is the most common crop. The tree is an ornament of city streets, gardens, parks, house territories. These two species grow to a height of ten meters. The lower part of the crown is omitted, and is low from the ground. The large-leaved poplar is distinguished by variegated leaves, and black pyramidal - by a narrow crown of a columnar shape.
• Maple has a number of varieties, like many cultivated trees. The names of garden forms are varied. grows to five meters in height. The edges of its leaves are white. And the Norway maple is slightly higher, its height is six meters, and the leaves are purple.
• Alder is therefore very widely used to create a hedge in the marshy part of the site. This tall tree is 10-12 meters high. His crown is conical. Cultivated trees with different names have distinctive features. So, the leaves are glossy, and the gray - the lower part of the leaf plate corresponding to the name of the color.

Names of cultivated conifers

There are six hundred species in nature. Most of them are valued for their decorative qualities. But some species of conifers valuable useful properties of their fruits - nuts. Many species of evergreen trees have long been cultivated and successfully grow in gardens and parks. It is impossible to list all the names, but you can get acquainted with some of them.

• Mountain pine, an evergreen beauty, grows up to ten meters in height, and twice as high in its natural environment. Flowering and fruiting begins at the age of ten or a little earlier. This culture has long found application in landscape design. Its beneficial properties are used for medicinal purposes. In the pine forests built sanatorium. Single or group plantings of pine decorate gardens and parks.

• or Siberian cedar - does not cause difficulties in cultivation. Valued by the healing properties of nuts and decorative. This large tree is planted on large areas where it can grow and bear fruit for 30-40 years.
• Spruce - a welcome guest on New Year's holidays. This culture has up to 50 species, but not all are used in gardening. Appreciated decorative qualities and wood.

Names of cultivated fruit trees

These trees began to cultivate thousands of years ago. Even the ancient people appreciated the taste and healing properties of their fruits. Currently known names of a huge number of fruit trees. It's impossible to list everything, here are some of them.

• Apple is the most popular fruit crop. There is a huge variety of its varieties "white filling", "Moscow pear", "Antonovka ordinary", "striped anise", "Zhigulevskoe", "manthet" and many others. The tree gives tasty and healthy fruits - apples.
• Plum - the brightest landmark spring garden. The flowering trees of this culture are extraordinarily beautiful. They are no less valuable in the fall, when they bring a bountiful harvest of fruits - plums. Depending on the ripening terms, climatic conditions and other signs, different varieties of cultivated trees, the names of some of them are offered to your attention: “Alyonushka”, “Amers”, “Vision”, “General”, “Early Comet”, “President”, "Traveler" and others.
• The pear has both fruit and decorative value. Its delicious, juicy fruits like children and adults. It is believed that sweet and large pears are grown only in areas with a warm climate. But this is absolutely not the case. Here are a few names of varieties that grow in areas of middle latitudes: "Lada", "Chizhovskaya", "Rogneda", "Otradnenskaya".

The names of the cultivated trees of the Krasnodar Territory

Krasnodar Territory is called the Russian subtropics, which are adjacent to the mountain forests and snow-capped peaks. Here grows a huge number of species of diverse cultures. Of greatest interest is the vegetation of the southern part of the Black Sea coast, in particular the Sochi subtropics. Cultural trees of the Krasnodar Territory have many names. Some of them can be found.

• Cork oak is a tree with evergreen leaves, a thick trunk and branches that have the ability to cover with a cork layer by 3-5 years of age. After 15-20 years, the cork reaches removable maturity, it is removed once every ten years. This is a valuable raw material for industry.
• Peach is a typical representative of the subtropical climate of the Krasnodar Territory. This tree has thousands of varieties and is valued for the taste and beneficial properties of the fruit.

• Tulip tree is a miracle of nature. Tulips grow on a giant forty-meter-high tree. In the Krasnodar Territory blooms in May and never ceases to amaze with its lush flowering and grandeur.

The names of the cultural trees of Japan

• Sakura for many centuries is a national symbol of Japan. This tree is valued for the beauty of the flowers and their unique charm. Sakura bloom is a sign of the awakening of nature and the onset of spring.
• Plum "Ume", like Sakura, is a tree-symbol of cosmic significance. It grows up to 5-7 meters in height. It differs from sakura with the scent of flowers. Its fruits are edible. The timing of flowering is ahead of Sakura for the whole month.

• Purple Japanese is a beautiful tree with an unusual shape of the crown and leaves. Appreciated for its high decorative qualities. It is used for landscaping streets, gardens and parks, they make out lawns. The names of Japanese trees are different. So, for example, Japanese marshmallow has another name - “pendula” or “weeping tree”. An interesting fact: the height of the tree is 4-6 meters, the crown is the same size. Branches with large leaves fall to the ground, and the leaves change color as they grow.

In the Krasnodar region quite a lot of beautiful and amazing plants. For example, the Pitsunda pine - it grows in Gelendzhik and along the coast. Can survive in adverse conditions. Cones do not fall off and can hang open for more than three years. At the age of thirty her height is fifteen meters, and in a hundred years she grows up to forty meters in height. Needles she has up to sixteen centimeters, when the other pines only eight. Even the pine cones are red.

On the Black Sea coast, starting from Lysaya Mountain near Anapa and up to Gelendzhik, pistachio with an interesting name is growing thick-faced. The genus of pistachio is very ancient. This is a small ornamental plant, it ripens at the end of summer, the beginning of autumn. The plant tolerates drought well and loves light very much. It grows slowly, for twenty years it grows by one meter. Pistachio contains 75% resin and up to 25% essential oils. Tree resin is needed to heal cuts faster, and people use it for processing wooden utensils, as well as constant chewing pistachio resin cleans and strengthens tooth enamel. Its resins are also included in various ointments, with the help of which they cure rheumatism, ulcers and wounds, burns and cracks in the skin. Some modern pharmacists themselves boil from this resin ointment according to old recipes. And pistachio wood is very hard. Previously, it was intensively felled for shipbuilding, and also pipes and other similar things were made from its roots.

A lot of growing in the Krasnodar Territory juniper. Juniper belongs to the oldest cypress genus. He appeared on Earth fifty million years ago and still lives today. There are about seventy species of this plant, and in Russia there are twenty-one species, in the Crimea there are five. Its types are very diverse - tall, prickly, red Cossack, smelly and hemispherical.

The first type of juniper is high. The tree is up to fifteen meters in height, with a dense crown, its branches are quite thin and raised upwards. Its bark has a dark color, the cone has spherical berries, about one centimeter in size, and they have a rather pleasant dark purple color. This species of juniper grows relatively quickly from three to five years, loves light and heat, can not dry out for a long time. Can live up to fifty years.

Juniper red - it was called before red cedar. Basically, it grows six or eight meters of the tree with lush branches covered with prickly needles, and for this he was given another name - prickly juniper.

And the smelly juniper is also called smelly. It is very similar to juniper high, but its berries are twice as large and not dark, but brown. The smell of this plant is quite unpleasant. Juniper is often used for therapeutic purposes. To do this, use ripe fruit, which are harvested late in the fall. If they are dried, you can store these fruits for up to three years. Juniper contains essential oils, as well as up to 40% sugar and acid. Never ointments and medicines are made from Cossack juniper, it is poisonous, it can be distinguished from another juniper by its lumpy surface, smell and dark blue shade.

Also of all the forests of the Krasnodar Territory, boxwood is the most beautiful and mysterious. It amazes all the tourists with extraordinary beauty. Twilight always reigns in the thick leaves of boxwood, and light and fluffy moss hangs from its branches with interesting strands. Just like in a fairy tale!

Boxwood is a green tree with small leaves on the branches. This tree can live for more than fifty years. In height it will grow to twenty meters, and in width about fifty centimeters. A tree grows too slowly - about one millimeter in a year, so its wood is too dense and rather heavy and easily sinks in water. It blooms with small flowers, which have a very pleasant intoxicating smell. The box is shade tolerant, but it also needs moisture. The moss on the branches of the box keeps it. This plant blooms in late winter and early spring, and ripens in mid-autumn. Boxwood is very poisonous. Since its wood is very hard and valuable, this kind of plants is listed in the Red Book, now it is on the verge of extinction, therefore it is absolutely impossible to cut it down.

A rather rare type of grape grows in the Krasnodar forests - wild. Its leaflets are almost reniform round, tendrils branching and grow in a spiral, so that neighboring plants also curl. Grapes are blooming in early May and ripen late in the fall. The corolla before flowering is discarded in the form of a cap. Forest grapes have a very sour taste. This species is easily able to survive in adverse conditions. They use it as a medicine - they treat foot fungus. Very few wild forest grapes are left; they have also been added to the list of endangered plant species.