TITLE:
Diversity Analysis of Ground Cover Plant Communities of Seven Forest Parks in Guangzhou
AUTHORS:
Jun’ai Hui, Yanshan Xu
KEYWORDS:
Guangzhou, Plants, Species, Diversity
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Forestry,
Vol.12 No.3,
July
14,
2022
ABSTRACT: Taking the ground cover plants of seven forest parks in Guangzhou as the
research object, a total of 79 quadrats were set up, and the frequency of plant
occurrences in the quadrats was counted. It belongs to 58 families and 90
genera, including 41 species of herbs, belonging to 25 families and 39 genera;
54 species of woody plants, belonging to 34 families and 47 genera; 1 species
of vines, belonging to 1 family and 1 genus; 3 species of ferns, belonging to 3
families and 3 species. The frequency of plant appearance showed that the
ground cover in Guangzhou Park was dominated by herbs, with more woody plants
and fewer ferns and vines. Herbaceous plants are mainly foliage plants, and there
are few coleus plants; there are more coleus plants in woody plants. There are
various types of ornamental plants, flexible plant collocation, and rich
landscaping levels. Provide data reference for the application of ground cover
plants in urban park green space landscape construction.