This map of the reserve's vegetation was compiled by P.O. Syrotenko, a post-graduate student of the M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, on the basis of field surveys carried out in 1998-2000. Explanatory text follows.

I. FORESTS - SILVA. 1. Fraxineta excelsioris. 2. Querceta roboris. 3. Acereta negundo. 4. Ulmeta carpinifoliae. 5. Populeta nigrae. 6. Single group of trees Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.

II. SHRUBS - FRUTICETA. 7. Saliceta pentandrae. 8. Pruneta stepposae sometimes with an addition of Rhamnus cathartica L. 9. Amygdaleta nanae. 10. Caraganeta fruticis. 11. Calophaceta wolgaricae. 12. Ceraseta fruticosae.

III. STEPPE - STEPPA. Shrub steppe - Steppa fruticosa. Accompanied by Prunus stepposa Kotov. 13. [P. stepposa] - Stipa pulcherrima. 14. [P. stepposa + Rhamnus cathartica] - Elytrigia trichophora (+ Poa angustifolia). 15. [P. stepposa] - Vicia tenuifolia. Accompanied by Amygdalus nana L.. 16. [A. nana] - Stipa pulcherrima. 17. [A. nana] - Stipa pennata. 18. [A. nana] - Elytrigia trichophora. 19. [A. nana] - Bromopsis inermis. 20. [A. nana] - Poa angustifolia (+ Vinca herbacea + Elytrigia repens). 21. [A. nana] - Elytrigia repens (+ Vicia tenuifolia + Poa angustifolia). 22. [A. nana] - Vicia tenuifolia (+ Elytrigia repens + Poa angustifolia). Accompanied by Caragana frutex (L.) C. Koch. 23. [C. frutex] - Agropyron pectinatum. 24. [C. frutex] - Festuca valesiaca. 25. [C. frutex] - Stipa pulcherrima (+ Festuca valesiaca). 26. [C. frutex] - Bromopsis riparia (+ Stipa lessingiana). 27. [C. frutex] - Bromopsis inermis. 28. [C. frutex + A. nana] - Poa angustifolia. 29. [C. frutex] - Elytrigia trichophora. 30. [C. frutex + A. nana] - Elytrigia repens. 31. [C. frutex + A. nana] - Galatella rossica. Accompanied by Calophaca wolgarica (L. f.) DC.. 32. [C. wolgarica + A. nana] - Stipa pulcherrima + Poa angustifolia. 33. [C. wolgarica] - Stipa pennata (+ S. pulcherrima). 34. [C. wolgarica] - Bromopsis inermis. 35. [C. wolgarica] - Elytrigia trichophora. Accompanied by Caragana scythica (Kom.) Pojark.. 35. [C. scythica] - Stipa lessingiana. 37. [C. scythica] - Festuca valesiaca. 38. [C. scythica] - Poa angustifolia + Bromopsis riparia + Festuca valesiaca.

IV. GENUINE STEPPE - STEPPA GENUINA. 39. Festucetae valesiacae (presented by groupings, where co-dominant species are Poa angustifolia L., Bromopsis riparia (Rehm.) Holub., Stipa pulcherrima C. Koch). 40. Agropyreta pectinati. 41. Stipeta lessingianae (predominantly associations of: Stipa lessingiana + Festuca valesiaca + herbs; Stipa lessingiana + Stipa pulcherrima (+ Stipa capillata + Festuca valesiaca)). 42. Stipeta pulcherrimae (Stipa pulcherrima + Festuca valesiaca + herbs; Stipa pulcherrima + Poa angustifolia). 43. Stipeta ucrainicae. 44. Stipeta capillatae. 45. Bromopsideta ripariae (presented predominantly by associations: Bromopsis riparia + Festuca valesiaca (+ Poa angustifolia + Stipa pulcherrima); Bromopsis riparia + Elytrigia trichophora (+ Festuca valesiaca)). 46. Poeta angustifoliae (Poa angustifolia + Bromopsis riparia (+ Festuca valesiaca); Poa angustifolia + Festuca valesisaca + herbs; Poa angustifolia + Stipa pulcherrima (+ Stipa capillata)). 47. Bromopsideta inermis (Bromopsis inermis + Poa angustifolia + Stipa pulcherrima + herbs; Bromopsis inermis + Festuca valesiaca + herbs). 48. Elytrigieta trichophorae (presented by groupings, where co-dominant species are Poa angustifolia, Bromopsis riparia, Stipa pulcherrima).

V. MEADOW STEPPE - STEPPA SUBPRATENSIA. 49. Stipeta pennatae. 50. Stipeta tirsae. 51. Poeta angustifoliae (predominant associations are: Poa angustifolia + Elytrigia trichophora; Poa angustifolia + Elytrigia repens; Poa angustifolia + Bromopsis inermis (Elytrigia trichophora)). 52. Elytrigieta inermidiae. 53. Elytrigieta trichophorae (Elytrigia trichophora + Poa angustifolia (+ Bromopsis inermis) + herbs; Elytrigia trichophora + herbs (Galatella rossica Novopokr., Vicia tenuifolia Roth, Inula germanica L., Phlomis tuberosa L. etc.)). 54. Elytrigieta repentis (mainly associations of: Elytrigia repens + Bromopsis inermis; Elytrigia repens + Poa angustifolia; Elytrigia repens + herbs). 55. Bromopsideta ripariae (Bromopsis riparia + Carex praecox; Bromopsis riparia + Elytrigia trichophora; Bromopsis riparia + Elytrigia repens + herbs). Bromopsideta inermis (Bromopsidetum inermis purum; Bromopsis inermis + Elytrigia trichophora; Bromopsis inermis + Elytrigia repens + herbs; Bromopsis inermis + Poa angustifolia (+ Elytrigia repens)). 57. Inuleta germanicae. 58. Cariceta praecicis (Carex praecox + Poa angustifolia; Carex praecox + Elytrigia repens). 59. Galatella rossicae. 60. Separate patches of growth of Astragalus cicer L. 61. Glycyrrhizeta glabrae. 62. Vicieta tenuifoliae (with co-dominating species: Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski, E. trichophora (Link) Nevski, Poa angustifolia, Thalictrum minus L.). 63. Weed groupings with co-dominating species Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. 64. Calamagrostideta epigeioris (Calamagrostidetum epigeioris purum; Calamagrostis epigeios + Elytrigia repens + Carex praecox).

VI. PETROPHYTOUS STEPPE - STEPPA PETROSA. 65. Thymeta dimorphi. 66. Pimpinelleta titanophilae. 67. Festuceta valesiacae (Festuca valesiaca + Jurinea brachycephala; Festuca valesiaca + Pimpinella titanophila (+ Stipa lessingiana); Festuca valesiaca + Crinitaria villosa). 68. A separate patch of Odontholophus trinervius (Steph.) Dobrocz. 69. Stipeta lessingianae (Stipa lessingiana + Thymus dimorphus). 70. Stipeta asperellae. 71. Stipeta pulcherrimae (Stipa pulcherrima + Pimpinella titanophila).

VII. MEADOWS - PRATA. 72. Vicieta tenuifoliae (Vicietum tenuifoliae purum; Vicia tenuifolia + Elytrigia repens + herbs). 73. Elytrigieta repentis (Elytrigietum repentis purum; Elytrigia repens + Festuca pratensis; Elytrigia repens + Calamagrostis epigeios). 74. Festuceta pratensis. 75. Growth of Tanacetum vulgare L. 76. Separate patches of Urtica dioica L. 77. Calamagrostideta epigeioris (Calamagrostidetum epigeioris purum; Calamagrostis epigeios + Vicia tenuifolia; Calamagrostis epigeios + Elytrigia repens). 78. Festuceta orientalis.

VIII. MARSHES - PALUDES. 79. Cariceta melanostachyae. 80. Cariceta ripariae. 81. Phragmiteta australis.