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Tulips streams to the horizon

Scientists confirmed the fact that the south of Kazakhstan and bordering areas of central Asia were the center from where wild tulips originated. Having appeared here at the end of Miocene-beginning of Pliocene, i.e.10-20 millions years ago, the representatives of this genus spread over South Europe, North Africa, India, China. The maximum number of species (64)is concentrated in Middle Asia countries, i.e. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan . Kazakhstan is the richest in terms of wild tulip species. Thirty-four species grow in the vast areas of Kazakhstan steppes, deserts and mountains

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Uploaded on April 27, 2016
Taken on April 13, 2016