China, Japan tourists go to Russian Far East to admire rare lotus.

19/7 Tass 30

BIROBIDZHAN, July 19 (Itar-Tass) - Tourists from China and Japan visit
Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region specially to admire the rare Komarov
lotus, sources from the region's directorate for protected natural sites
have told Tass.
Large pink flowers of the rare plant blossom at the moment at all four
lotus lakes. Komarov lotus was named after renowned Russian botanist and
geographer Vladimir Komarov.
The plant is on the Red List, it grows only in the Far East and is not
only beautiful, but also has scientific value as a cladotype of flora that
existed over one million years ago. It survived the Ice Age and is not
afraid of Amur frosts.
The plant will blossom for up to 20 days, and during this period of
time inspectors and school students who help them protect the lakes.
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