남해 금산을 방위, 지형, 해발고, 접근성 등을 고려하여 7구간으로 나누어 식물상을 조사한 결과 관속식물은 117과 373속 602종 5아종 72변종 14품종 693분류이 출현하였다. 이 중에서 양치식물은 11과 24속 45종 1변종의 46분류군, 나자식물은 4과 6속 12종 3변종 15분류군, 피자식물은 102과 343속 545종 5아종 68변종 14품종으로 632분류군이 출현하였다. 산림청에서 지정한 희귀식물은 18과 18속 20종 1변종 21분류군이 출현하였 다. CR등급은 물부추, 자주땅귀개, 칠보치마, 석곡 등의 6분류군, EN등급은 대흥란, VU등급은 끈끈이주걱, 애기등, 땅귀개 등의 4분류군, LC등급은 고란초, 개족도리풀, 히어리 등의 8분류군, DD등급은 단풍박쥐나무와 토현삼 등이 출현하였다. 한국특산식물은 14과 17속 17종 1변종 18분류군이 출현하였다. 식물구계학적 특정식물 58과 91속 102종 1아종 4변종 107분류군으로, Ⅴ등급은 물부추, 애기등, 칠보치마 등의 11분류군, Ⅳ등급은 끈끈이주걱, 히어리, 긴오이풀 등의 11분류군, Ⅲ등급은 바위손, 큰지네고사리, 토현삼 등의 23분류군, Ⅱ등급은 속새, 고란초, 다정큼나무 등의 13분류군, Ⅰ등급은 실고사리, 발풀고사리, 나래회나무 등의 49분류군으로 출현하였다. 외래식물은 28과 55속 64종 1아종 65분류이 출현하였고, 도시화 지수는 11.2%, 귀화율은 6.1%로 나타났다. 이는 우리나라 평균 귀화율 10.3%보다 낮게 출현하였다.
As a result of investigating the plant distribution of Mt. Geumsan, Namhae, considering the direction, topography, altitude, accessibility, etc., a total of 693 taxa of vascular plants, including 117 families, 373 genera, and 602 species, 5 subspecies, 72 varieties, and 14 forma appeared in 7 sections. Among them, a total of 46 taxa of pteridophyta, including 11 families, 24 genera, 45 species, 1 variety, a total of 15 taxa of gymnosperms, including 4 families, 6 genera, 12 species, 3 varieties, and a total of 632 taxa of angiosperms, including 102 families, 343 genera, 545 species, 5 subspecies, 68 varieties, 14 forma appeared. As for rare plants designated by the Korea Forest Service, 21 taxa, including 18 families, 18 genera, 20 species, 1 varieties were appeared. By type, for rare plants, the CR grade was 6 taxa with Isoetes japonica, Magnolia kobus, Prunus × yedoensis, Utricularia uliginosa, Metanarthecium luteoviride, Dendrobium moniliforme etc., the EN grade is Cymbidium macrorhizon and the VU grade is Taxus cuspidata, Drosera rotundifolia, Wisteriopsis japonica, Utricularia bifida etc. in 4 taxa, LC the grades are Selliguea hastata, Abies koreana, Asarum maculatum, Corylopsis coreana, Viola albida, Chionanthus retusu, Utricularia caerulea, Arisaema heterophyllum etc. 8 taxa, Alangium platanifolium and Scrophularia koraiensis appeared in DD grade, so 18 families, 18 genera, 20 species, 1 variety, 21 taxa appeared. Three taxa, Cymbidium macrorhizon, Metanarthecium luteoviride and Utricularia uliginosa, which were designated as Class II organisms, appeared. Korean endemic plant incorporated 18 taxa, including 14 families, 17 genera, 17 species, 1 variety. Floristic regional indicator plant incorporated 107 taxa, Grade Ⅴ was 11 taxa such as Isoetes japonica, Millettia japonica, Metanarthecium luteoviride etc., Grade Ⅳ was 11 taxa such as Drosera rotundifolia, Corylopsis gotoana var. coreana, Sanguisorba longifolia etc., Grade Ⅲ was 23 taxa such as Selaginella involvens, Dryopteris fuscipes, Scrophularia koraiensis etc., Grade Ⅱ was 13 taxa such as Equisetum hyemale, Crypsinus hastatus, Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata etc., Grade Ⅰ was 49 taxa such as Lygodium japonicum, Dicranopteris pedata, Euonymus macropterus etc., including 58 families, 91 genera, 102 species, 1 subspecies, 4 variety appeared. Exotic plants incorporated 65 taxa, including 28 families, 55 genera, 64 species, 1 subspecies, and the urbanization index was 11.2%, and the naturalization rate was 6.1%. This was lower than Korea's average naturalization rate of 10.3%.