Investigation on the diversity of ground cover plants under flowering cherry trees in Yuyuantan Park
[Objective]The water needs of ground cover plants and cherry trees are in opposition,this study aims to guide the se-lection of ground cover plants under flowering cherry trees in Beijing.[Methods]In this study,the species,ornamental part,ornamental period,habitat characteristics,lifestyle,area,and number of ground cover plants in 9 plots under flowering cherry trees in Yuyuantan Park of Beijing were investigated.Then the abundance,frequency,coverage,and important value were cal-culated.[Results]The results showed that there were 23 species of ground cover plants under the flowering cherry trees in Yuyuantan Park,belonging to 13 families and 23 genera,including 6 species of Gramineae,5 species of Compositae,2 species of Convolvulaceae,and there was 1 species from Asparagaceae,Caryophylaceae,Rosaceae and Polygonaceae,respectively.In addi-tion to the artificial ground cover plants,Plantago asiatica,Duchesmea indica,Taraxacum mongolicm,and Oxalis comicu-lata were the dominant species.[Conclusion]The existing ground cover plants were gradually adjusted or replaced with domi-nant species,and the new cherry trees were planted alongside dominant species.
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