Checklist of the flora of Astrakhan nature biosphere reserve

The flora of vascular plants of the Astrakhan State Biosphere Reserve was studied. In 1995-2019, 445 taxa of wild and invasive plants belonging to 71 families were identified. An annotated summary of the flora is given. New for the flora of Astrakhan Region are 5 species: Aconitum lasiostomum Rchb.ex Besser, Campanula trachelium L., Delphinium cuneatum Steven ex DC., Genista tinctoria L., Salvia pratensis L. which are given on the basis of the data of the herbarium of Moscow State University (MW). Nine species from the Red Data Book of Astrakhan Region and three species from the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation have been identified in the reserve.