1997년 3월부터 9월까지 총 5차례에 걸쳐 가야산국립공원지역의 관속식물상을 조사한 결과, 100과 323속 522종 1아종 83변종 5품종 2교잡종 613종류로 조사되었다. 가야산국립공원지 역에서 솔나리, 백리향, 개불알꽃, 뻐꾹나리, 구상나무 등의 멸종 및 희귀식물의 자생지를 확인하였다. 이번 조사에서 새로 밝혀진 식물은 부들, 점현호색 자난초 등 100종이며, 도로를 따라 외래식물의 침입이 활발한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 가야산 국립공원에는 산림청 및 환경부 지정 희귀 및 멸종위기식물은 총 14종류로 나타났으며 이들 희귀 및 멸종위기식물에 대한 보존대책이 필요하다.
The flora of the Kayasan National Park was surveyed from March to September, 1997. This area has very rich and diverse vascular plants; 613 taxa with 102 families, 323 genera, 522 species, 1 subspecies, 83 varieties, 5 forms and 2 hybrids. The rare and endangered plants species such as Lilium cernum Kom., Thymus quiquecostatus Celak., Cypripedium macranthum Sw., Tricyrtis dilatata Nakai, Abies koreana Wils., etc. were recorded. The plant species of 100 taxa such as Typha orientalis Presl, Corydalis maculata B. Oh et Y. Kim, Ajuga spectabilis Nakai, etc. were recorded for the first time in the area. The introduced plant species were found along the traffic road sides. The plant species of 14 taxa such as Lilium cernum Kom., Thymus quiquecostatus Celak., Abies koreana Wils., etc. which categorized as rare and endangered plants by the Office of Forestry were also recorded in the area(This species were mainly distributed in the habitats where easily threatened by human's activities).