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The grasslands of the South-Hevesi Regional Unit of the Bükk National Park Directorate are in a beautiful purple colour due to the mass flowering of the Hungarian sea lavender. It could well be the emblematic plant of the Hungarian alkaline grasslands, one of the most characteristic perennial flowering plants of the Tiszántúli steppes, capable of painting the whole horizon purple in summer.

Experts are delighted by the glimpses of inland water in the steppe. That's because one of the key condition for the survival of our natural grassland habitats, such as fen meadows, bogs and alkaline habitats, is periodic water cover. The rainfall in recent weeks is promising, however alkaline habitats would need more and longer-lasting surface water.