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A checklist of vascular plants found in the Sevastopol area (SW tip of the Crimea) is presented. The area roughly equals the Sevastopol administrative district (excluding northernmost part) and occupies ca. 600 sq. km. History of the botanical exploration of SW Crimea is described. The checklist includes 1385 species confirmed by specimens, 72 species recorded in literature but not confirmed by specimens, and 60 species collected in adjacent localities outside the area. 194 taxa are reported for the first time for the Sevastopol area. One variety is new to science (Allium jajlae var. bajdarense), two new subspecies names are combinations based on species names (Lythrum hyssopifolia subsp. melanospermum, Sideritis taurica subsp. catillaris), and one new name (Lotus juzepczukii) replaces later homonyme.