본 연구는 제 5차, 제 6차 및 제 7차 교육과정에 의해 편찬된 311종류의 초, 중등학교 과학 교과서에 인용된 관속 식물의 종류를 파악하고 특징을 분석하였다. 그 결과 인용된 식물은 129과 332속 383종 2아종, 47변종 6품종, 3잡종으로 총 441분류군으로 나타났다. 이 중 초본은 280종류(63.5%), 목본은 161종류(36.5%)였으며, 자생종과 외래종은 각각 241종류(54.6%)와 200종류(45.4%)였다. 과별로는 국화과가 35종류로 가장 많았으며 다음은 벼과가 26분류군으로 나타났다. 인용된 441분류군에는 한국특산식물은 9분류군, 희귀식물 25분류군, 멸종위기식물 12종류, 식물구계학적 특정식물종 83종류와 16종류의 귀화식물이 포함되어 있다. 식물의 용도는 식용이 185종류(41.9%)로 가장 많았으며, 약용 148종류(33.5%), 관상용 139종류(31.5%), 목초용 87종류(19.7%), 목재용 34분류군(7.7%) 등의 순으로 나타났다.

This study was examined the vascular plants and their characteristics cited in 311 science textbooks of elementary and secondary schools used in the fifth to seventh curriculum. Vascular plants were composed of 129 families, 332 genera, 383 species, 2 subspecies, 47 varieties, 6 forma, and 3 hybrid, totaling 441 taxa. The herbs and trees were consists of 280 taxa (63.5%) and 161 taxa (36.5%), respectively. Native species (241 taxa) were more cited than non-native species (200 taxa). The number of species within a family were high ranked in 35 taxa of Compositae, and 26 taxa of Gramineae. Nine species including endemic genus Hanabusaya Nakai and Abeliophyllum Nakai among the 441 taxa were Korean endemic, and the 25 rare and 12 endangered plants were also included. Based on the list of the species of specially designated plants by the Ministry of Environment, 83 taxa were recorded in the investigated textbooks, and the naturalized plants were 16 taxa. 441 taxa listed consists of 185 taxa (41.9%) of edible plants, 148 taxa (33.5%) of medicinal plants, 139 taxa (31.5%) of ornamental plants, 87 taxa (19.7%) of pasture plants, 34 taxa (7.7%) of timber plants, 13 taxa (2.9%) of miscellaneous plants, 8 taxa (1.8%) of fiber plants, and 3 taxa (0.7%) of industrial plants.

• 임재원 | Lim, Jae-Weon
• 유기억 | Yoo, Ki-Oug