Investigation and Application of Typical Wild Ornamental Plant Resources in Karst Mountain Area of Guilin
The investigation and utilization study of wild ornamental plant resources in karst mountainous areas of Guilin is an important part of the research on garden plants and ornamental horticulture,as well as an important way to advocate the landscaping of native ornamental plants,to enrich the diversity of Guilin's garden plants,and to promote their sustainable development and utilization.By combining field survey,site visit and data collection,this paper conducts a systematic analysis to investigate the typical wild ornamental plant resources in the Karst mountainous area of Guilin.There are 146 species of wild ornamental plants of 67 families and 125 genera with high ornamental value,among which angiosperms are the main ones.There are four categories of life type:trees,shrubs,herbs and vines;and the types of ornamental plants are mostly flower-viewing,fruit-viewing and foliage-viewing.According to the plant species,growth habit,garden application,etc.,it summarizes the wild native plant species with garden application value,landscaping potential and applicable to Guilin park green space,residential green space,road green space,waterfront green space greening.