Investigation on wild medical halophyte resources in Qinhuangdao City

To understand wild medical halophyte resources in Qinhuangdao, a large number of field investigation and indoor identification were carried out. The results showed that there were 108 species of wild medical halophyte, which subordinated 38 families, 80 genera. Dicotyledons were in the majority in the species, including 38 families, 80 genera, 98 species, accounting for 81.58%, 88.46% and 90.74% of total numbers, respectively. Monocotyledons were 7 families, 9 genera, 10 species, accounting for 18.42%, 11.54% and 9.26% of total numbers, respectively. The dominant family was Compositae, including 16 species accounting for 14.81% of total number of species. There were 99 species of herbaceous plant, accounting for 91.7% of total number of species. There were 99 species of shrub or semishrub, accounting for 8.3% of total number of species. Biological characteristics and medical values of abundant, rare and endangered species with exploitation value were described in detail, and exploitation and utilization of the resources was discussed.