For the time of existence of the Donetsk Botanical Garden, the spontaneous growth in its territory of 35 species, included at various times in the lists of plants subjected to special protection, has been registered. The spontaneous population loci of 11 ones out of them have disappeared by now. But most of the species are present in the collections and expositions, and some actively spread over the territory of the Botanical Garden and «go into the wild» beyond it. The preserved populations of the species native to this territory are of particular value for protection, namely those of: Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams, Bellevalia speciosa Woronow ex Grossh., Calophaca wolgarica (L. f.) DC., Delphinium sergii Wissjul., Stipa capillata L., Stipa lessingiana Trin. & Rupr., Tulipa quercetorum Klokov & Zoz, Tulipa ophyophylla Klokov & Zoz., Ranunculus auricomus L., Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv.

S.A. Prykhodko, V.M. Ostapko, E.G. Mulenkova, N.Yu. Gnatyuk