The taiga woods are the largest ecosystem which plants are presented by various mosses, bushes, coniferous trees and lichens. In some forests of a taiga, light-coniferous or dark-coniferous trees – however what taiga plants are most widespread in this virgin corner of wildlife prevail?
Taiga berries
Bilberry in a large number grows in a taiga on swamps, representing small bushes with sweet berries which apply at treatment of digestive tract and an eye. Bilberry leaves widely use in traditional medicine. The wild strawberry grows on clearings of a light-coniferous taiga in the mixed or pine forests and it is considered one of the most tasty wild berries. It contains huge amount of vitamins, minerals, acids and other useful substances. A wild strawberry treat atherosclerosis, insomnia, a neurasthenia, a hypertension and gastrointestinal diseases.
The taiga woods cover almost all North of land and also the massif of the Carpathians, the Alps and the North American Rocky Mountains.
The taiga and the cowberry growing in the dry mixed forests and on peat bogs is famous. Berries of cowberry are not subject to damage as they contain natural preservative – benzoic acid. From leaves of cowberry prepare broth which perfectly helps at diseases of kidneys, a hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis and rheumatism. The cranberry which is vitamin-rich also minerals is also widespread in a taiga, helps to bring radionuclides out of an organism. The taiga woods and blueberry, vodyaniky, a dogrose, raspberry, blackcurrant and cloudberries are full.
Taiga mosses and lichens
The most widespread species of a moss in a taiga is the sphagnum growing on the boggy soil. Peat is formed of this hygroscopic moss – besides, the sphagnum is widely applied by builders who stop up with it cracks between logs. The preserving substances interfering its rotting are a part of a sphagnum. In the absence of medicines this moss can be used as dressing as it accelerates healing of wounds. Taiga plants are very popular among hunters and field men who use them as first aid at diseases or injuries. One more representative of mosses in the taiga woods of an average and northern strip is the cuckoo flax growing in crude forest areas and also on swamps and wet meadows. The white moss or a reindeer lichen which is called still a cervine moss as it is eaten by deer is also widely known. It is resistant to any frosts and has antibacterial properties therefore indigenous people of the North store in it crude meat. Besides, the reindeer lichen is famous for the great nutritional value which does it suitable for consumption of people.