Floristic study of Mt. Baekasan

Abstract

This study presents a discussion of vascular plants found on Mt. Baekasan, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, based on specimens collected during 32 separate field trips amounting to a total of 36 days conducted between May of 2011 and October of 2016. There are 651 taxa on Mt. Baekasan, consisting of 109 families, 366 genera, 576 species, 5 subspecies, and 70 varieties. Twelve plants endemic to Korea were found, including Cirsium setidens (Dunn) Nakai and Scutellaria insignis Nakai. There are a total of 61 taxa of floristic regional indicator plants specially designated by the Ministry of the Environment. Rare plants such as Jeffersonia dubia (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook. ex Baker & S. Moore in Mt. Baekasan are 17 taxa in total, and red list plants number 8 taxa, including Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai ex Shibata. Nine calciferous plants were found, including Asplenium ruprechtii Sa. Kurata, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (Rehder) Nakai and Morus cathayana Hemsl. Thirty-three naturalized plants were also found, including Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Rumex acetosella.