VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE UPPER YARAP RIVER (BADZHAL RANGE, KHABAROVSK TERRITOTY)

An annotated checklist of 250 vascular plants species in the local flora of the upper reaches of Yarap River (southern macroslope of the Badzhal Range) is given. For the first time, Aconitum subvillosum, Arctous erythrocarpa, Carex ussuriensis, Macrohystrix komarovii, Neottianthe cucullata, Poa arsenjevii, Salix rhamnifolia are recorded for the flora of the Badzhal Range; a total 20 species, three of which, Chrysosplenium krestovii, Silene badzhalensis and Calamagrostis burejensis, were previously described as new to science. In addition, rare and endemic Red Data Book species were found, there are: Aconitum baburinii, Aster woroschilovii, Calypso bulbosa, Cardamine tomentella, Epipogium aphyllum, Leontopodium blagoveshczenskyi, Neottianthe cucullata, Rhodiola rosea, Saussurea tomentosa, Phlomoides woroschilovii, Pentactina schlothauerae, Taraxacum badzhalense, Viola brachyceras, Weigela suavis. The vegetation of the study area is briefly characterized.