The contemporary state of vegetation is only a remnant of the original natural vegetation. The initial vegetation cover has been changed very much, or completely damaged by intensive or extensive influence of man. The original vegetation is preserved on agriculturally unsuitable or inaccessible territories. In the territory of the town of Košice according to the Act on Nature and Landscape Protection there are designated 2 protected areas, namely the nature reserve Vysoký vrch with the area of 36,50 hectares, and protected area Kavečianska stráň with the area of 3,19 hectares, and 8 protected trees.

E	Critically Endangered	1 species
Vm	Most Vulnerable	5 species
V	Vulnerable	35 species
I	Indeterminate with unclear ranking	49 species
E, R	Critically Endangered, Rare	3 species
V, Ed	Vulnerable, Endemic	3 species
Vm, Ed	Most Vulnerable, Endemic	5 species
Ed, I	Endemic, Indeterminate	4 species

totally protected	13 species
partially protected	6 species

Mixed forest with primeval character	endangered rare requiring attention	9 species 1 species 5 species
Mixed forest on the edge of anthropocoenoses	endangered rare requiring attention	9 species 1 species 3 species
Non original monoculture forest	endangered	4 species
Embankment stands	endangered requiring attention	5 species 1 species
Park	endangered requiring attention	4 species 1 species
Line greenery along communications	requiring attention	1 species
Xerotherm biotope	critically endangered endangered	2 species 5 species
Damp meadow	rare requiring attention	1 species 1 species
Aquatic biotope	critically endangered endangered rare requiring attention	2 species 18 species 12 species 6 species
Forest preserves	endangered rare requiring attention	2 species 1 species 3 species
Quarry	endangered rare	2 species 1 species
Wetland biotope	endangered requiring attention	4 species 2 species

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