An updated checklist of the vascular flora native to Korea
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: An updated checklist of the native vascular flora of Korea, covering both South and North Korea, is presented. The checklist comprises 3,975 taxa (3,307 species and 668 infraspecific taxa such as subspecies, varieties, forms, and hybrids), classified into 951 genera and 183 families. These taxa include 31 lycophytes , 333 ferns and fern allies, 30 gymnosperms , and 3,581 angiosperms . Among them, 3,878 taxa are confirmed to currently occur in Korea, while 97 taxa remain uncertain. Of these, three taxa are considered extinct or possibly extinct.
Authors: Dong Chan Son, Ju Eun Jang, Beom Kyun Park, Kang-Hyup Lee, Eun Su Kang, Kae Sun Chang, Su-Young Jung, Hee-Young Gil, Sang-Jun Kim, Kyung Choi
Institution: Korea National Arboretum
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Korea National Arboretum
Award: G2869186398
OpenAlex ID: W4409798978