Flowering calendar for allergy sufferers by regions and cities of Russia, Ukraine - 2022

Allergenic plants: when do they bloom?

There are three main types of seasonal allergies.

• Spring (trees bloom). Falls in April - May.
• Summer (flowering of cereals and meadow grasses). Falls between June and August.
• Summer-autumn (blooming weeds). Falls between August and October.

You can view the flowering calendar for allergy sufferers in the table below, after selecting your region.

• South of Russia
• Volga region
• Central Russia
• Ural
• Siberia
• North-West Russia
• Crimea

Another interesting calendar for the central regions from the Scientific and Clinical Center for Allergology, Immunology and Dermatology:

In addition, there is a pollen monitoring map: forecast, traffic jams, phenologists from the PollenClub project. (It is not recommended to watch from smartphones, it is poorly displayed)

In spring, herbaceous plants hardly bloom.

Willow is the first to bloom in March, willow and cherry are the first to bloom in April, and “catkins” appear on birch. In May, hawthorn, cornflower, chestnut, oak, ash and rose hips begin to bloom, and among herbaceous plants - clover. Herbaceous plants such as cinquefoil, chamomile and lily of the valley bloom in May. Flowers appear on bird cherry and lilac. Read more: Allergies in spring

In summer, most of the plants that can cause allergies bloom. The allergy sufferer's calendar at this time is distinguished by a large number of herbs.

In June, cornflower, hawthorn, datura, elecampane and carnation bloom. Chestnut, clover, viburnum, St. John's wort, celandine and thistle continue to bloom. Read more: Allergies in June

In July, ragweed (in the southern regions), hemp, cloves, datura, and elecampane bloom. Herbs such as motherwort, wheatgrass and thistle are blooming. Read more: Allergies in July

August - ragweed, carnation and cornflower bloom. This month is when foxgloves, quinoa, nettles and sunflowers begin to bloom. Chamomile and thistle are blooming. Read more: Allergies in August

In September, allergy sufferers continue to be bothered by ragweed, as well as weeds (sow thistle, quinoa and nettle).

Around the end of September, a period of relative calm begins for a person suffering from allergies. Until next spring.

But sometimes allergies remind you even in late autumn, after a romantic walk in a park strewn with fallen leaves. The fact is that plant pollen can also survive on fallen leaves.

We have listed the main flowering plants, in fact there are many more of them: in the table below you can see the full composition of the families of wind-pollinated plants that cause hay fever.

Table: Related wind-pollinated plants within major families

Useful video: which plants cause allergies

Symptoms and consequences of hay fever for people at risk

The main reason for the development of seasonal allergies is considered to be a hereditary predisposition. If only the mother or father has this disease, then the probability that the child will have hay fever is 25%. However, if both parents have individual sensitivity to pollen, it increases to 50%. In the case where immediate relatives do not have a tendency to allergies, the risk factor is within 10%.

Attention!

There are 4 periods of danger for people with reduced immunity and a tendency to hay fever: flowering of trees, meadow grasses, cereals and weeds. The latter is considered the most dangerous.

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Doctors advise studying flowering schedules for allergy sufferers by month and day in 2022 for people who are faced with the following features:

• live in regions with unfavorable environmental conditions;
• have allergies to food or medications.
• eat junk food with a high content of dyes and other synthetic additives;
• are constantly under stress;
• In childhood, I often suffered from diathesis.

Seasonal allergies can be recognized by four main symptoms: watery eyes, itchy and red eyes, and nasal congestion. Signs appear suddenly and are clearly defined. Additionally, shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing may occur. Among the consequences, the addition of a secondary infection and anaphylactic reactions, which pose a serious threat to life, cannot be excluded.

How is the flowering calendar useful for allergy sufferers?

Having information about the flowering of various plants in a particular area, and having carefully studied the allergy calendar, an allergy sufferer will be able to take preventive measures in a timely manner. For example, take a vacation, go for a “dangerous” period to another area where there are no allergic plants and their flowering has ended.

Before the dangerous period begins, you can start taking antihistamines , purchase nasal and eye drops, and antiallergic sprays.

If you are a supporter of traditional medicine, then it’s time to take mumiyo (a good preventive remedy for allergies). Mumiyo solution, as a rule, begins to be drunk for prophylactic purposes about a month before the start of the flowering period.

There is time to check the operation of the air conditioner and the condition of its filters (if necessary, clean them).

If you carefully analyze the data, it will become clear: the flowering calendar for allergy sufferers differs quite significantly by region. For residents of the southern regions, the duration of the “dangerous” period is longer than for northerners. Let's take, for example, one of the strongest allergens - ragweed. In central Russia, this plant blooms for 1.5 - 2 months: from approximately the beginning of August to mid-September. At the same time, for residents of the southern regions (Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region), ragweed blooms from July to October.

Flowering time and plants in Crimea differ from Moscow or St. Petersburg. This is why it is so important that the calendar be adapted to a specific climate zone. Today, the Internet helps allergy sufferers. It is possible to view the flowering calendar online.

Important! Not all cities have pollen monitoring stations! You can find approximate information on pollen distribution on Yandex maps - https://yandex.ru/pogoda/maps/pollen.

Below you can see flowering calendars for some Russian cities.

What's blooming in Moscow

Forecast of the danger level for allergens in the air from PollenClub

In central Russia, dusting begins with alder and hazel.

Spring

• Alder, hazel - late March - April.
• Birch - from the end of April.
• Apricot, oak, ash, elm, maple, lilac, apple tree - May.
• Willow, poplar, linden, conifers - May - June.

Summer

• Cereals - from the end of May - June.
• Plantain, nettle, sorrel - from the end of June.
• Chenopodiaceae - from the end of June.
• Wormwood - from July.

*Data are based on E.E. Severova

What and when blooms in Krasnodar and the region. Kuban

The south of Russia is a special territory where flowering plants “torment” allergy sufferers for almost 8 months a year. Due to the warm climate, there are a large number of plants growing here that can cause an allergic reaction.

Almost every third resident of the Krasnodar Territory suffers from allergies.

The start of allergy season depends on weather conditions.

End of winter-spring

Blooming trees:

• Hazel, alder - from mid-February to late March.
• Willow, hornbeam, pine - March.
• Poplar, maple, oak, ash, elm, birch - April - early May.
• Willow - April - May.
• Bird cherry, plane tree, walnut, cherry plum - late April - May.
• Lilac, plum, currant - May

From herbs and shrubs:

• Foxtail, wheatgrass, rapeseed - late April - May to early July.
• Acacia, ryegrass, fescue, hedgehog, feather grass, lily of the valley - from mid-May.
• Corn, sorghum, barley, oats, wheat, rye - from the end of May.

Poplar fluff actively helps spread the pollen of other plants.

Summer

During this season, most of the trees have already faded and are being replaced by weeds and grasses.

Trees:

• Chestnut, linden - from the beginning of June.

Herbs:

• Corn, sorghum, barley, oats, wheat, rye - June.
• Sunflower - from the end of June.
• Wormwood - all July.
• Quinoa - end of July - end of August.
• Ambrosia - early August - early October.

Autumn

The end of the flowering season usually occurs in mid-October.

• Ambrosia - flowering ends in late September - early October.
• Rice - until the end of September.
• Annual wormwood - mid-September - late October.

When ragweed blooms, people feel best in high mountain areas.

Data on A.I. Ostroumov

Dust calendar for Stavropol

Saint Petersburg

*Data are based on L.G. Nikolskoy, G.T. Fedosov, N.I. Ivanova, E.F. Redhead

When allergenic plants bloom in Siberia

One of the reasons for the large number of allergy sufferers in Siberia is poor ecology. Because of this, hay fever is much worse tolerated.

• April - May - trees (birch and others),
• May - August - dandelions,
• summer - cereals (fescue and ryegrass),
• late summer - September - weeds (wormwood).

Altai region

April May. A common allergen is birch, which is used for city landscaping.

Tomsk region

April May. In addition to birch - maple, linden and willow.

Novosibirsk

April May. Alder and birch.

June July. Meadow grasses (bluegrass, timothy, ryegrass). Cultivated cereals (rye, oats).

3rd decade of July - September. Sagebrush.

The Republic of Buryatia

The main allergen of the steppe is wormwood and other weeds. In spring - trees. There are almost no meadow grasses.

What and when blooms in Krasnoyarsk

On the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, 3 periods of dusting of allergenic plants have been established. Wind-pollinated plants are widespread. Their pollen is small in size and highly volatile, so it is easily carried over vast distances.

April May

Characterized by the maximum pollen content in the air. The trees that bloom first are birch, alder and poplar.

Most often, this period begins in May, but if spring is early, in the southern regions of the region - at the end of April.

Birch - peak dusting in the 1st decade of May.

Poplar - 1-3 decades of April.

Not a very long period, but a difficult period to bear.

End of May - mid July

Lowest concentration of pollen in the air. During these months, pine and meadow cereals bloom.

Pollen from coniferous trees is heavy and is heavily carried by the wind. But those who have them growing near their homes should be careful.

Spruce - peak dusting in the 1st decade of June.

Grains (orch grass, timothy, ryegrass, wheatgrass) - 3rd decade of June.

Mid July - end of August

A wide variety of weeds and ornamental plants bloom. First of all - goosefoot, hemp and wormwood (found on roadsides, in courtyards, wastelands). Decorative - marigolds, asters, chrysanthemums.

Chenopodiaceae - peak dusting in the 1st-2nd decade of August.

Wormwood - 2nd ten days of August - 1st ten days of September

Air temperature and humidity are the main factors influencing the dynamics of plant dusting in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Irkutsk

Data on B.A. Chernyak, N.S. Korotkov

Rostov-on-Don

Data on K.A. Cancerous

Saratov

*Data according to N.S. Gurina and N.G. Astafieva

Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory)

Seasonal allergies plague residents of the region from late April to mid-September. Also influenced by the proximity to China, from whose cultivated areas the winds easily carry pollen.

• April May. Trees in bloom: oak, ash, birch, alder, hazel, poplar, maple, willow.
• June August.
  The flowering period of cereals and some weeds: wheatgrass, bluegrass, rye, corn, fescue, quinoa, sunflower and others. In June, pollen allergens are widely transported by poplar fluff.
• Aug. Sept. Weeds are blooming: ragweed, wormwood, dandelion, quinoa and others.

What blooms in Volgograd and the region

The flowering season of herbs in the Volgograd region lasts more than 8 months. This is one of the longest periods in Russia.

The wind carries pollen tens of kilometers away.

A huge number of weeds grow in the region.

The editors of Argumenty i Fakty have prepared an entertaining infographic - a flowering calendar for allergy sufferers in Volgograd and the Volgograd region. You can find it below:

Infographics: What and when blooms in the Volgograd region. Risk zones for allergy sufferers during the flowering season in Volgograd

Which plants in Moscow cause allergies?

In the course of numerous studies, scientists were able to identify more than a thousand plants that can cause an acute or “delayed” allergic reaction in people. It is believed that it develops when the concentration of substances in the air rises.

Most often, an allergic reaction occurs when the following plants bloom:

• birch and oak;
• alder and hazel;
• linden and poplar;
• willows and pine trees;
• wormwood and quinoa;
• timothy and foxtail are meadow grasses;
• dandelion and ambrosia.

Allergists note that unpleasant symptoms can be caused by trees, weeds, and grains.

What blooms in Crimea

A large number of allergenic plants bloom in Crimea from May to August.
Main allergens:

• Poplar (city streets are densely planted with it) - May - June,
• Cypress - April - May,
• Ambrosia (everywhere, especially in Simferopol, Dzhankoy, Saki, Kirov and Leninsky regions) - July - October.

What else could the reaction be:

• May – dandelion, walnut, chestnut, linden, mulberry, birch
• June – sunflower, rye, castor beans
• July – elderberry, wormwood

Timing and flowering period of allergenic plants

In nature, there are more than 700 varieties of flowers, herbs, cereals, and trees that pose a danger to people with allergies. During flowering, they release pollen, which is the main “irritant”. When its level in the air reaches 20 grains per 1 m3, the first signs of the disease appear; at higher concentrations they intensify.

The most dangerous trees are:

• hazel;
• birch;
• poplar;
• maple;
• ash;
• Linden;
• oak.

Cereal crops (fescue, feather grass, chaff, bluegrass, bentgrass) also provoke a reaction. Among the weeds, allergists distinguish ragweed, quinoa, and wormwood.

The level of pollen in the air depends on the weather. For example, if it is hot outside and there is a slight wind, then the concentration of particles reaches a maximum, and a person on such a day may experience severe suffocation, even leading to an asthma attack. On a rainy day, their content decreases sharply: the drops prevent the pollen from rising, and it remains on the ground. However, as soon as the sun comes out and the soil dries out, everything is restored. During thunderstorms and storms, most of the allergen evaporates outside the region, which has a positive effect on the patient’s well-being. Table 1 provides detailed flowering data for individual crops.

How to identify an allergen and treat allergies

Recognizing an allergen is not an easy task. For example, the flowering time of lily of the valley is only 10 - 15 days. Manifestations of allergies (sneezing, coughing, runny nose) can be disguised as a common cold; often a person is not aware of the presence of an allergy. You need to think about this if such symptoms appear with a certain frequency (the pollen allergy calendar helps to analyze the situation in more detail).

Another warning sign

Allergy sufferers feel unwell in windy, dry weather, but all symptoms disappear without a trace after rain. At the slightest suspicion of an allergy, you should consult an experienced allergist.

The most common method currently used is skin testing. Its essence lies in the subcutaneous injection of a small amount of allergen. After the allergen is introduced, you need to monitor how the body reacts to it. This is a fairly informative method for identifying the allergen, but at the height of the flowering of allergic plants, when the allergic person is taking antihistamines, it should not be used.

Allergy treatments include:

• taking antihistamines;
• use of nasal and eye drops;
• for skin manifestations of allergies - ointments, creams with anti-inflammatory, wound healing and (or) antihistamine effect.
• ASIT.

What will help with hay fever: some useful tips

Keeping clean to prevent allergies

1. Adjusting your diet will help alleviate allergy symptoms . For example, you will have to abstain from honey (of any kind). The reason is simple: honey may contain exactly the type of pollen that provokes allergies. If you are hypersensitive to tree and shrub pollen, reduce your intake of fruits, nuts and berries. If you have a reaction to herbs such as fescue or timothy, you will have to temporarily give up porridge (with the exception of buckwheat), sunflower oil, seeds, halva and bread kvass.
2. Keep your house clean . Try to do wet cleaning as often as possible. This will create an obstacle to the spread of pollen throughout the house. You need to leave the house as little as possible; preferably after rain.
3. Buy good antihistamines . But only those prescribed by the doctor. Many of the antihistamines are far from harmless, and diphenhydramine and suprastin significantly reduce attention.
4. Under no circumstances should you combine antiallergic medications with alcohol . This can significantly worsen the patient's condition.
5. Visit an allergist in the fall, during the “calm” period. This is the best time to start allergen treatment (ASIT). Remember that self-medication is unacceptable here. The type and dosage of the drug is prescribed by the doctor.

By following these simple rules, you will significantly reduce the likelihood of an allergic reaction.

Why does pollen cause allergies?

Many plants begin to bloom in spring. In some, this phenomenon manifests itself in pronounced buds, in others – in “earrings”.

Plant pollen contains a special protein . The immune system of some people perceives it as foreign. If a person has a special “genetic defect” - a predisposition to the development of allergic reactions, then in response to the ingestion of “pollen protein”, unpleasant symptoms appear.

The most allergenic plants are considered to be those that are pollinated by wind. Their pollen is very light and volatile. With gusts of even a weak breeze, it can be transported over long distances.

Pollen provokes an allergic reaction when it gets on the mucous membranes - eyes, nose, oropharynx.

During rainy weather, unpleasant symptoms weaken. This is due to the fact that when wet, pollen becomes heavier. It settles on surfaces, losing its volatile properties.

In order to alleviate the condition of people susceptible to allergic reactions to pollen, specialists in various fields compile a plant flowering calendar. It is both general - averaged data over the entire territory of the Russian Federation, and local - taking into account the characteristics of a specific geolocation or climatic zone.

Rules for identifying an allergen

In order to understand which plant is reacting to, a large number of examinations are required. This is not so easy to identify. For example, lily of the valley blooms for only 15 days; getting to a doctor during this period of time and taking a sample for its pollen is not so easy.

Allergies can manifest themselves as sneezing and coughing. At the first signs, a person thinks that this is the body’s reaction to viruses. It’s worth thinking about the fact that it’s not a virus if manifestations occur with enviable frequency.

The deterioration of the state of health occurs in dry weather; after it has rained, the symptoms disappear.