Study on the Plant Geography Flora of Subalpine Meadow in Huapo of Qinyuan in Shanxi Province
A survey was conducted on the subalpine meadow of Huapo in Qinyuan of Shanxi Province using line transects and sampling methods,and the characteristics of the plant flora in the region were studied using the method of flora geogra-phy.The results showed that a total of 136 species,101 genera and 36 families of vascular plants were recorded in the study area.The dominant groups in the Huapo subalpine meadow of Qinyuan were obvious,among which there were 10 dominant families including Asteraceae,Ranunculaceae,Rosaceae,Leguminosae,Poaceae and so on.And only 2 dom-inant genera including Artemisia and Potentilla.The plant life form of the Huapo subalpine meadow in Qinyuan was mainly dominated by herbaceous plants which accounting for 96.32%.Among them,perennial herbaceous plants were in an abso-lute dominant position(78.68%),while 1-year-old and 2-year-old herbaceous plants accounted for a relatively small pro-portion(17.64%).The distribution type of plant genera in the study area was mainly temperate which accounting for 80%of the total.Plants in the northern temperate zone were in an absolute dominant position with significant temperate charac-teristics.
Plant geography floraHuapo subalpine meadowQinyuan in Shanxi province