Ormon Sultan gaziev, a researcher at the laboratory of geobotany and protected areas of the National Academy under the President, informed AKIpress that there are about 100 species of tulips in the world, of which around 30 can be found in Kyrgyzstan.
“These flowers come in many shapes and shades—from bright reds and yellows to whites and mixed colors. They bloom in early spring—from March to May—when the snow melts in the mountains and the ground begins to absorb moisture,” the specialist added.
Complete list of wild tulips found in Kyrgyzstan:
| No | Species of Tulip | General Distribution | Status |
| 1 | Upright Tulip (Tulipa anadroma Botschantz) | Endemic, KG | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 2 | Greig's Tulip (Tulipa greigii Regel) | KG, KZ, UZ, TJ, IR | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 3 | Kaufmann's Tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana Regel) | KG, KZ, UZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 4 | Four-leaved Tulip (Tulipa tetraphylla Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 5 | Ostrowski's Tulip (Tulipa ostrowskiana Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 6 | Kolpakovsky's Tulip (Tulipa kolpakowskiana Regel) | KG, KZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 7 | Related Tulip (Tulipa affinis Botschantz) | KG, TJ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 8 | Korolkov's Tulip (Tulipa korolkowii Regel) | KG, TM, UZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 9 | Zenaida's Tulip (Tulipa zenaidae Vved) | KG, KZ | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 10 | Wide-stamen Tulip (Tulipa platystemon Vved) | Endemic, KG | Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 11 | Zonnefeld's Tulip (Tulipa zonneveldii J. de Groot&Tojibaev) | Endemic, KG | |
| 12 | False two-flowered Tulip (Tulipa bifloriformis Vved) | ||
| 13 | Dubious Tulip (Tulipa dubia Vved) | ||
| 14 | Jacques' Tulip (Tulipa jacquesi Zonn) | Endemic, KG | |
| 15 | Talas Tulip (Tulipa talassica Lazkov) | Endemic, KG | |
| 16 | Short-stamen Tulip (Tulipa brachystemon Regel) | KG, KZ | |
| 17 | Fergana Tulip (Tulipa ferganica Vved) | KG, UZ, TJ | |
| 18 | Toktogul Tulip (Tulipa toktogulica B.D. Wilson&Lazkov) | Endemic, KG | |
| 19 | Variable-leaved Tulip (Tulipa heterophylla (Regel) Baker) | KG, KZ, CH | |
| 20 | Hairy-stamen Tulip (Tulipa dasystemon (Regel) Regel) | ||
| 21 | Neustrueva's Tulip (Tulipa neustruevae Pobed) | Endemic, KG | |
| 22 | Late Tulip (Tulipa tarda Stapf) | KG, KZ, IR | |
| 23 | Turkestan Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica (Regel) Regel) | KG, KZ, TJ, CH, UZ | |
| 24 | Jans' Tulip (Tulipa jansii J.J. de Groot&Zonn) | KG, KZ | |
| 25 | Ili Tulip (Tulipa iliensis Regel) | KG, KZ, CH | |
| 26 | Lazkov's Tulip (Tulipa lazkovii J.J. de Groot&Zonn) | Endemic, KG | |
| 27 | Albert's Tulip (Tulipa alberti Regel) | KG, KZ | |
| 28 | Butkov's Tulip (Tulipa butkovii Botschantz) | UZ, KG??? | |
| 29 | Lehmann's Tulip (Tulipa lehmanniana Merckl) | ||
| 30 | Sharypov's Tulip (Tulipa scharipovii Tojibaev) | ||
| 31 | Tschimgan Tulip (Tulipa tschimganica Botschantz) | ||
| 32 | Two-flowered Tulip (Tulipa biflora Pall) | ||
| 33 | Orithyioid Tulip (Tulipa orithyioides Vved) |
Note: Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic — Red Book of the Kyrgyz Republic; KG — Kyrgyzstan; KZ — Kazakhstan; TJ — Tajikistan; TM — Turkmenistan; UZ — Uzbekistan; CH — China; IR — Iran; ??? — possibly grows in the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
