Investigation and Prevention Measures on the Invasive Alien Plants in Bengbu City of Anhui Province
Based on the field investigation and the related literatures,the species,original places,life forms and floristic types of invasive alien plants in Bengbu City were studied. The results showed that there were 39 species of invasive plants, belonging to 33 genera in 16 families in Bengbu.The most abundant family was Compositae involving 12 species.There were 35 species of herbs,and 24 species were from America,amounting to 89.7% and 61.5% of the total species respectively.It also turned out that cosmopolitan and pantropical elements dominated the study area. Based on this, the damage status of the invasive alien plants in this area was analyzed, and relevant measures were also put forward.
Invasive alien plantsStatusFloristic analysisBengbu City of Anhui Province