In the Altyn-Emel National Park, there are more than 60 species of endemic plants which are found only in Altyn-Emel and adjacent areas. Many of them are listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan being rare and endangered species (marked with an asterisk).
Ili Barberry* - Berberis iliensis M. Pop. It grows on clay and saline soils, on sands, among riparian vegetation. Endemic to the Ili River valley. Listed in the Red Book of Kazakhstan.
On the territory of the Altyn-Emel park, there are also more well-known and broad-range endemic plants.
Przewalski's Ephedra - Ерhedra przewalskii Stapf. Endemic to Central Asia. It grows on sands, pebble-sandy foothill plains, dry watercourses, on rocky slopes of hills and foothills. Forms communities on the outskirts of the Singing Dune.
Some well-known endemic plants (turanga, Schrenk's spruce, Tien Shan cherry) are landscape plants of the Altyn-Emel park, and also belong to the category of rare and endangered plant species (Caucasian nettle-tree, wild apricot, Albert's tulip, etc.).
