Abstract
This article presents the results of studying the floral diversity of the Northern region of Kazakhstan, including the Pavlodar region. The studied area is characterized by a rich and diverse nature, combining floodplain, steppe and forest landscapes. More than 500 species of wild higher plants grow in the Pavlodar region, and many of them can be used as food. Plants serve not only as a direct source of food, but also as technological raw materials for processing traditional food products – to obtain original taste qualities and maximum benefit. With the help of wild plants, many everyday problems can be solved – both at home and in the field, not only without food, but also without a hardware store. In addition, plants can provide lovers of artistic creativity with such an amount of decorative materials that cannot be found in specialized stores. And with the introduction of scientific and applied information about wild plants into the educational process, we will be able to educate a creatively thinking specialist who will become the creator of the country’s «green economy» in the future. Based on the above, the main task was to study the species composition of edible wild plants of the Pavlodar region and the prospects for their possible use, as well as the introduction of work with wild plants and plant raw materials in the organization of the educational process.