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12. Mts. Paekdu-san, Mupo (29.06.1988) cca. 1000 m a.s.l. Lichens: Cladonia spp, Leptogium and Peltigera spp. were collected from soil and Caloplaca cerina, Evernia and Graphis spp. from Betula platyphylla. Vascular plants: Betula platyphylla, Cypripedium guttatus. 13. Mts. Paekdu-san, Samji lake (29.06.1988) cca. 1500 m a.s.l. Lichens: Cyphelium lucidum, Graphis, Lecanora and Ochrolechia spp. were collected from Larix gmelinü and Prunus sp. Vascular plants: Betula cyclophylla, B. ermani, Larix gmelinii, Prunus sp, Salix rotundifolia, S. sericeo-cinerea. 14. Mts. Paekdu-san, Chongbong (30.06.1988) cca. 900 m a.s.l. A Xanthoparmelia species was collected from rocks, and some interesting epiphytic species from Abies sp, Acer sp, Betula ermani, Picea jezoensis and Populus tremula (Arthonia, Bacidia, Chaenothecopsis, Collema, Graphis, Lecanora, Leptogium, Ochrolechia, Pannaria, Pertusaria, Ramalina, Rinodina and Sticta spp.). 15. Mts. Paekdu-san, Gonchang (30.06.1988) cca. 800 m a.s.l. Some lichens were collected from rock and soil (Parmelia and Peltigera spp, Pseudocyphellaria aurata and Rinodina sp.). Acknowledgements: Our colleagues, Dr PAK HYONG SON (Botanical Institute) and Dr HWANG SONG RIN (Zoological Institute) who acted as our hosts/escorts did their best to ensure the success of the expedition. Many thanks are due to Dr GOAK ZONG SONG, head of the Botanical Institute. We are very grateful to Mr Géza KÓSA and Dr Antonín VEZDA for providing help with identification of several higher plant and lichen species. REFERENCES DZAE, RI JONG (1983): (Enumeration of the lichen flora of the DPRK). Systematic Enumeration of Korean Plants. 1:157-170. (in Korean). DZAE, RI JONG (1988): Spore plants of Korea 7. Eichenes. - The Science, Encyclopedia publishing House, Pyongyang, 276 pp. (in Korean). KORSÓS, Z. and RONKAY, L. (1988): Zoological collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Korea 89. A report on the collectings of the Eleventh Expedition. - Folia enu hung. 49: 211-216. MERKL, O. and SZÉL, GY. (1989): Zoological collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Korea 91. A report on the collectings of the Twelfth Expedition. - Folia ent. hung. 50: 87-93. VEZDA A (1988): Eichenes Selecti Exsiccati Fasc. XCI. - Brno, 8 pp.