protected plants About some sites of the Left bank of the Saratov region interesting in the botanical relation, offered to inclusion in the regional network of especially protected natural territories Authors: Shilova I. V., Panin A. V., Petrova N. A. Data on 8 sites of natural vegetation found in the Left bank of the Saratov region are provided. It is offered to include these sites in system of especially protected natural territories of the region. On including Eragostis minor and Eragostis pilosa in the list of protected plants of the Lower Volga region Authors: Berezutsky M. A. The article discusses the proposal to include Eragostis minor and E. pilosa in the list of protected plants of the Lower Volga region.