The Veydelevka steppe is an area of remnant steppe vegetation in Veydelevsky District, Belgorod Oblast in Russia. Together with a small tract of adjacent forest, it forms part of the Gniloye conservation area.
Most of the reserve is covered in feather grass steppe dominated by Stipa tirsa.Ковыльные степи Вейделевского района Белгородской области / А. В. Полуянов, Н. И. Золотухин, И. Б.Золотухина, Т. Д. Филатова, //Бюллетень Брянского отделения Русского ботанического общества. – 2015. – №. 1 (5).- С.55-62 It contains a number of endangered plant species, including Bulbocodium versicolor, Iris humilis, Stipa pennata, Matthiola fragrans and Hedysarum grandiflorum. There are also a fairly large number of Paeonia tenuifolia, a symbol of Veydelevsky District that is depicted on its coat of arms.
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