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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (16): 98-104.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15110114

Special Issue: 资源与环境 园艺

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Resource Investigation and Landscape Application of Wild Ornamental Groundcover in Zhangjiajie

Xu Yufen, Yang Yuting, Li Songlan, Liang Yuxi, Liang Huimin, Yan Li   

  1. (College of Resources and Planning Science, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie Hunan 427000)
  • Received:2015-11-20 Revised:2016-05-19 Accepted:2016-02-22 Online:2016-06-17 Published:2016-06-17

Abstract: A preliminary statistics is carried out to know the local wild ground cover vegetation in Zhangjiajie City based on literature research and field study. The results show that there exist 1153 species of plants, among which, 369 species are with development potential, respectively belonging to 99 families and 239 genera. According to the plant life-form, the ground cover vegetation is divided into 5 types, such as shrubs, perennial herbal plants, 1 to 2 years herbal plants, vines and ferns. The classification and application of wild ground cover and their landscape configuration are also introduced in this paper. Finally, the authors make an outlook on the application and popularization of the wild ornamental ground cover in landscaping.