Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants

• Published in: PhytoKeys no. 6; pp. 63 - 169
• Main Authors: Baasanmunkh, Shukherdorj, Urgamal, Magsar, Oyuntsetseg, Batlai, Sukhorukov, Alexander P, Tsegmed, Zagarjav, Son, Dong Chan, Erst, Andrey, Oyundelger, Khurelpurev, Kechaykin, Alexey A, Norris, Joscelyn, Kosachev, Petr, Ma, Jin-Shuang, Chang, Kae Sun, Choi, Hyeok Jae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 14-03-2022
• Subjects: Identification and classification; Native plants; Vascular plants; Mongolia
• ISSN: 1314-2011; 1314-2003
• DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.192.79702

 In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species and 206 infraspecific species) from 653 genera and 111 families, including 7 lycophytes, 41 ferns, 21 gymnosperms, and 2,972 angiosperms. In the angiosperms, we identified the 14 families with the greatest species richness, ranging from 50 to 456 taxa. Species endemism is also noted here; 102 taxa are endemic to Mongolia, and 275 taxa are sub-endemic that co-occur in adjacent countries. Since 2014, a total of 14 taxa have been described new to science based on morphological evidences. Moreover, five genera and 74 taxa were newly added to the flora of Mongolia. Based on our critical revisions, names of three families, 21 genera, and 230 species have been changed in comparison to the previous checklist, "Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia" (2014). Keywords: Checklist, flora of Mongolia, native taxa, vascular plants