In streets of Ekaterinburg have appeared first attributes of spring - street dealers have started to sell snowdrops. In avenue on prospectus Lenina near Central Department store and "Passazhe" for 20 roubles it is possible to buy flowers, which sellers name snowdrops. The flower delivery is most likely from Caucasus.
The snowdrops on Ural will appear in April. Meanwhile, both those, and others are brought in the Red book, sale of these colors is pursued under the law. However in connection with that the monitoring system above illegal gathering of rare colors in area till now is not adjusted properly to punish collectors and sellers of snowdrops it is actually impossible. Struggle against destruction of rare kinds of plants ecologists, declaring in usually conduct the spring period the action "Primrose". However experts any more do not try to struggle with sellers of snowdrops, and try to influence consciousness of buyers - fans of the first spring colors. In particular experts assert, that all primroses, including lilies of the valley and a snowdrop and, - are dangerous. As the chief of a department of protection of rare vegetation of Department of natural resources Feodor Cherepanov has informed "New Region", these plants contain substance galantamin. It is toxic and in the big dozes reduces frequency heart beating, causes increase of salivation, narrowing of a pupil, strengthens a tone of smooth muscles of an intestines, a bladder, bronchial tubes. It is dangerous to cores, asthmatics, ill epilepsy.