Investigation on the Species and Application Situation of Color-leafed Plants in Guiyang

The color-leafed plants in a narrow sense were investigated in Guiyang City.As indicated by the investigation results,there are totally 37 species(including variants,mutants and cultivated species) of color-leafed plants,belonging to 30 genera of 24 families,among them there are 16 species of herbs and 21 species of woody plants.Eight of them are the most common species,twelve are common species,fifteen are rare species,and two species are occasionally found.On this basis,according to the color distribution on plant leaves,the color-leafed plants in Guiyang City are classified into four categories,which are the ever-colored leaf plants,variegated leaf plants,plants with colored leaf edge and plants with colored leaf veins.Finally,according to the application status of color-leafed plants resources in Guiyang City,Some suggestions were proposed to enhance the development of wild color-leafed plants resources in Guizhou Province,optimize the application and configuration pattern of color-leafed plants and improve the conservation and management of color-leafed plants resources.