A dataset of the plant species list in Beijing urban areas during 2007–2020

The dataset is composed of the following two tables. (1) The plant species list in Beijing urban areas includes 130 families with 535 genera and 1,059 vascular plant species. The data contain the information of plant family Chinese name, family Latin name, genus Chinese name, genus Latin name, species name, species Latin name, life form and record year. (2) The monitoring plots list includes 301 monitoring plots of Beijing Urban Ecosystem Research Station in Beijing urban areas. The data contain the information of plot order number, type of green spaces, address, longitude and latitude.