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Italy is one of the richest countries in historical and artistic heritage. The occurrence of vascular plants on monuments has always been analysed with some concern about conservation issues of the buildings. In order to present a framework of floristic research done in Italy within the archaeological areas and monumental sites in the country, the list of the basic references is presented. These 97 contributions are divided by publication date, area, and main historical period or civilization to which the complex refers. The most studied archaeological areas belong to the Roman civilization and occur in Latium and Sicily