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This study aims to present a complete inventory of the vascular flora of the Archaeological Park of Selinunte. A total of 443 specific and infraspecific taxa are here reported. Fabaceae was the most collected family with 47 species. Asteraceae and Poaceae were the next largest families with 45 and 35 species, respectively. Euphorbia was the largest genus, represented by 9 species. The analysis of the biological spectrum of the vascular flora indicate the predominance of therophytes (42%) and hemicryptophytes (22%) while, from a chorological point of view, most of the species show a Mediterranean distribution. The presence of Cynara cardunculus subsp. zingaroensis (taxon endemic to W-Sicily) is reported for the first time for the investigated area.