KOREASCHOLAR

The objective of the study was to investigate vascular plants of Mueuido in Incheon from April to October, 2011. The investigation was carried out for mountains (Mt. Horyonggok and Mt. Guksa), coastal areas and annexed islands (Silmido and Somueuido). Vascular plants were found to have 338 taxa, including 90 families, 235 genera, 297 species, 5 subspecies, 32 varieties and 4 forms. Rare and endangered plants designated by Korea Forest Service had 5 taxa including Utricularia bifida, U. vulgaris var. japonica, U. racemosa, Ottelia alismoides, and Arisaema heterophyllum. The floristic regional indicator plants found in this area had 3 taxa of grade V and 5 taxa of grade III. Naturalized plants consisted of 20 taxa that made up 8.3% of the total vascular plants in this area.

• 김현준(국립수목원 산림생물조사과) | Hyun-Jun Kim
• 손동찬(국립수목원 산림생물조사과) | Dong Chan Son
• 이동혁(국립수목원 산림생물조사과) | Dong-Hyuk Lee
• 한준수(국립수목원 산림생물조사과) | Jun-Soo Han
• 정수영(국립수목원 산림자원보존과) | Su-Young Jung
• 소순구(국립공원연구원 조사연구부) | Soonku So
• 최경(국립수목원 산림생물조사과) | Kyung Choi
• 김혁진(국립수목원 산림생물조사) | Hyuk-Jin Kim Corresponding author