Endemics in Family Order

Amaranthaceae
Corispermum maynense
Corispermum ochotense

Amaryllidaceae
Allium victorialis

Apiaceae
Angelica ursina
Angelophyllum ursinum
Heracleum dulce
Ochotia victoris
Pleurospermum uralense

Araceae
Lysichiton camtschatcense

Asteraceae
Achillea alpina
Arnica sachalinensis
Artemisia sachalinensis
Artemisia unalaskensis
Cacalia kamtschatica
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Leontopodium kamtschaticum
Picris hieracioides subsp kamtschatica
Saussurea tomentosella
Taraxacum ajanense
Taraxacum ajano-majense
Taraxacum colleriatum
Taraxacum ketoiense
Taraxacum kojimae
Taraxacum korjakense
Taraxacum magadanicum
Taraxacum nudiscaposum
Taraxacum rufum
Taraxacum shumushuense
Taraxacum subalternilobum
Taraxacum vestitum
Taxaxacum neokamtschaticum
Tephroseris schistosa

Betulaceae
Alnus crispa subsp. sinuata
Betula ermanii
Betula platyphylla
Duschekia kamtschatica

Boraginaceae
Eritrichium sericeum
Mertensia kamczatica
Mertensia rivularis

Brassicaceae
Cardamine pedata
Draba aleutica
Draba eschscholtzii
Draba magadanensis
Draba majae
Parrya nudicaulis
Smelowskia alba
Smelowskia parryoides

Campanulaceae
Astrocodon
Astrocodon kruhseanus
Popoviocodonia
Popoviocodonia stenocarpa

Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera kamtschatica
Lonicera tolmatchevii
Valeriana ajanensis
Valeriana gotvanskyi

Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium aleuticum
Lychnis ajanensis
Silene uralensis subsp. porsildii
Stellaria sibirica

Crassulaceae
Rhodiola crassipes var. stephanii
Rhodiola stephanii
Sedum purpureum

Cyperaceae
Carex appendiculata
Carex diastena
Carex jacutica
Carex juncella
Carex kamtschatica
Carex lineolata
Carex middendorffii
Carex pedunculifera
Carex pseudodahurica
Carex pyrophila
Carex ramenskii
Carex riabushinskii
Carex spectabilis subsp. flavocuspis
Carex uzoni
Eleocharis palustris var. globularis
Fimbristylis ochotensis
Heleocharis globularis
Heleocharis komarovii
Kyllingia kamtschatica
Scirpus microcarpus

Dryopteridaceae
Leptorumohra amurensis

Ericaceae
Cassiope ericoides
Rhododendron camtschaticum

Fabaceae
Astragalus atlasovi
Astragalus frigidus subsp. secundus
Astragalus fruticosus
Astragalus ishigensis
Astragalus ochotensis
Astragalus salicetorum
Astragalus schelichowii
Oxytropis czerepanovii
Oxytropis helenae
Oxytropis kamtschatica
Oxytropis litoralis
Oxytropis revoluta
Oxytropis rubricaudex
Oxytropis strobilacea
Oxytropis susumanica
Oxytropis trautvetterí
Oxytropis vassilievii
Spiesia ajanensis
Spiesia ochotensis
Spiesia tilingii

Gentianaceae
Gentianella auriculata
Gentianella dichotoma
Gentianella sugawarae
Ophelia tetrapetala

Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum isoetophyllum

Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum stellerianum
Thymus arsenijevii
Thymus novograblenovii
Thymus ochotensis
Thymus schlothauerae

Liliaceae
Fritillaria camtschaticum
Majanthemum kamtschaticum

Melanthiaceae
Trillium kamtschaticum

Montiaceae
Claytonia arctica

Onagraceae
Epilobium bifarium
Epilobium sertulatum

Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum thermale

Orobanchaceae
Castilleja variocolorata
Euphrasia ajanensis
Pedicularis kolymensis

Papaveraceae
Corydalis gorodkovii
Dicentra peregrina
Papaver alboroseum

Pinaceae
Abies sachalinensis
Larix gmelinii var. cajanderi
Larix gmelinii var. gmelinii
Larix kamtschatica

Plantaginaceae
Callitriche palustris subsp. subanceps
Pentstemon frutescens

Poaceae
Agrostis pauzhetica
Alopecurus magellanicus
Arctagrostis latifolia
Bromopsis ornans
Calamagrostis canadensis var. langsdorffii
Glyceria triflora
Poa arctica subsp. lanata
Poa arctica subsp. lanata
Poa malacantha
Poa nivicola
Poa ochotensis
Poa platyantha
Poa shumushuensis
Poa trivialiformis
Poa tzvelevii
Puccinellia kamtschatica
Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. geniculata
Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes
Torreyochloa natans

Polemoniaceae
Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum
Polemonium hultenii
Polemonium majus
Polemonium pacificum
Polemonium pseudopulchellum

Polygonaceae
Polygonum subauriculatum
Polygonum tripterocarpum
Rumex arcticus

Ranunculaceae
Aconitum ochotense
Aconitum woroschilowii
Anemone tamarae
Atragene ochotensis
Callianthemum sachalinense
Delphinium kolymense
Miyakea
Miyakea intfegrífolia
Pulsatilla magadanensis
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Ranunculus subcorymbosus

Rosaceae
Dryas ajanensis
Dryas octopetala var. kamtschatica
Filipendula camtschatica
Potentilla beringii
Potentilla rupifraga
Sieversia pusilla
Sorbus commixta
Sorbus kamtschatcensis
Sorbus pohuashanensis

Rubiaceae
Galium kamtschaticum

Salicaceae
Salix erythrocarpa
Salix kamtschatica
Salix khokhriakovii
Salix kurilensis
Salix parallelinervis
Salix udensis

Saxifragaceae
Bergenia purpurascens
Chrysosplenium arctomontanum
Chrysosplenium kamtschaticum
Chrysosplenium pacificum
Chrysosplenium rimosum
Chrysosplenium wrightii subsp. saxatile
Saxifraga lactea
Saxifraga merckii
Saxifraga sieversiana
Saxifraga svetlanae
Saxifraga tilingiana
Saxifraga voroschilovii

Thymelaeaceae
Daphne kamtschatica

Typhaceae
Sparganium probatovae

Violaceae
Viola avatschensis
Viola kamtschatica
Viola langsdorffii
Viola selkirkii


Endemics in Alphabetical Order

Abies sachalinensis
Achillea alpina
Aconitum ochotense
Aconitum woroschilowii
Agrostis pauzhetica
Allium victorialis
Alnus crispa subsp. sinuata
Alopecurus magellanicus
Anemone tamarae
Angelica ursina
Angelophyllum ursinum
Arctagrostis latifolia
Arnica sachalinensis
Artemisia sachalinensis
Artemisia unalaskensis
Astragalus atlasovi
Astragalus frigidus subsp. secundus
Astragalus fruticosus
Astragalus ishigensis
Astragalus ochotensis
Astragalus salicetorum
Astragalus schelichowii
Astrocodon
Astrocodon kruhseanus
Atragene ochotensis
Bergenia purpurascens
Betula ermanii
Betula platyphylla
Bromopsis ornans
Cacalia kamtschatica
Calamagrostis canadensis var. langsdorffii
Callianthemum sachalinense
Callitriche palustris subsp. subanceps
Cardamine pedata
Carex appendiculata
Carex diastena
Carex jacutica
Carex juncella
Carex kamtschatica
Carex lineolata
Carex middendorffii
Carex pedunculifera
Carex pseudodahurica
Carex pyrophila
Carex ramenskii
Carex riabushinskii
Carex spectabilis subsp. flavocuspis
Carex uzoni
Cassiope ericoides
Castilleja variocolorata
Cerastium aleuticum
Chrysosplenium arctomontanum
Chrysosplenium kamtschaticum
Chrysosplenium pacificum
Chrysosplenium rimosum
Chrysosplenium wrightii subsp. saxatile
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Claytonia arctica
Corispermum maynense
Corispermum ochotense
Corydalis gorodkovii
Daphne kamtschatica
Delphinium kolymense
Dicentra peregrina
Draba aleutica
Draba eschscholtzii
Draba magadanensis
Draba majae
Dracocephalum stellerianum
Dryas ajanensis
Dryas octopetala var. kamtschatica
Duschekia kamtschatica
Eleocharis palustris var. globularis
Epilobium bifarium
Epilobium sertulatum
Eritrichium sericeum
Euphrasia ajanensis
Filipendula camtschatica
Fimbristylis ochotensis
Fritillaria camtschaticum
Galium kamtschaticum
Gentianella auriculata
Gentianella dichotoma
Gentianella sugawarae
Glyceria triflora
Heleocharis globularis
Heleocharis komarovii
Heracleum dulce
Kyllingia kamtschatica
Larix gmelinii var. cajanderi
Larix gmelinii var. gmelinii
Larix kamtschatica
Leontopodium kamtschaticum
Leptorumohra amurensis
Lonicera kamtschatica
Lonicera tolmatchevii
Lychnis ajanensis
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Majanthemum kamtschaticum
Mertensia kamczatica
Mertensia rivularis
Miyakea
Miyakea intfegrífolia
Myriophyllum isoetophyllum
Ochotia victoris
Ophelia tetrapetala
Ophioglossum thermale
Oxytropis czerepanovii
Oxytropis helenae
Oxytropis kamtschatica
Oxytropis litoralis
Oxytropis revoluta
Oxytropis rubricaudex
Oxytropis strobilacea
Oxytropis susumanica
Oxytropis trautvetterí
Oxytropis vassilievii
Papaver alboroseum
Parrya nudicaulis
Pedicularis kolymensis
Pentstemon frutescens
Picris hieracioides subsp kamtschatica
Pleurospermum uralense
Poa arctica subsp. lanata
Poa arctica subsp. lanata
Poa malacantha
Poa nivicola
Poa ochotensis
Poa platyantha
Poa shumushuensis
Poa trivialiformis
Poa tzvelevii
Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum
Polemonium hultenii
Polemonium majus
Polemonium pacificum
Polemonium pseudopulchellum
Polygonum subauriculatum
Polygonum tripterocarpum
Popoviocodonia
Popoviocodonia stenocarpa
Potentilla beringii
Potentilla rupifraga
Puccinellia kamtschatica
Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. geniculata
Pulsatilla magadanensis
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Ranunculus subcorymbosus
Rhodiola crassipes var. stephanii
Rhodiola stephanii
Rhododendron camtschaticum
Rumex arcticus
Salix erythrocarpa
Salix kamtschatica
Salix khokhriakovii
Salix kurilensis
Salix parallelinervis
Salix udensis
Saussurea tomentosella
Saxifraga lactea
Saxifraga merckii
Saxifraga sieversiana
Saxifraga svetlanae
Saxifraga tilingiana
Saxifraga voroschilovii
Schizachne purpurascens subsp. capillipes
Scirpus microcarpus
Sedum purpureum
Sieversia pusilla
Silene uralensis subsp. porsildii
Smelowskia alba
Smelowskia parryoides
Sorbus commixta
Sorbus kamtschatcensis
Sorbus pohuashanensis
Sparganium probatovae
Spiesia ajanensis
Spiesia ochotensis
Spiesia tilingii
Stellaria sibirica
Taraxacum ajanense
Taraxacum ajano-majense
Taraxacum colleriatum
Taraxacum ketoiense
Taraxacum kojimae
Taraxacum korjakense
Taraxacum magadanicum
Taraxacum nudiscaposum
Taraxacum rufum
Taraxacum shumushuense
Taraxacum subalternilobum
Taraxacum vestitum
Taxaxacum neokamtschaticum
Tephroseris schistosa
Thymus arsenijevii
Thymus novograblenovii
Thymus ochotensis
Thymus schlothauerae
Torreyochloa natans
Trillium kamtschaticum
Valeriana ajanensis
Valeriana gotvanskyi
Viola avatschensis
Viola kamtschatica
Viola langsdorffii
Viola selkirkii


Summary

Included here is most of Kamchatka (but not its forest tundra region), Karagin Island, the western shores of the Okhotsk Sea (Okhotia) and adjacent islands, the western shores of the Tatar Straits south to the the Bay of Soviet Gavan, the lower Amur River, northern Sakhalin, the northern Kuril Islands, the Commander Islands and the western and middle Aleutian Islands.

Of the endemic and near endemic vascular plants so far recorded there are about 203 species in 105 genera and 39 families. There are 3 endemic genera (marked red) but no endemic families.

References

Hulten, E. 1971. The plant cover of southern Kamchatka. Arkiv för botanik, 7: 181- 257.

Knystautas, A. 1987. The Natural History of the USSR. Century Hutchinson Ltd.

Kolbek, J., Srutek, M. & Box, E. O. 2003. Forest Vegetation in Northeast Asia. Kluwer Academic Publishers.