Research on Plant Resources for Street Afforesting in Kunming Qty

The main plant resources for street afforesting in Kunming City were investigated and analyzed,and the list of plants was sorted out.The results showed that there totally were 107 species of afforesting plants,belonging to 82 genera and 53 families.In terms of life forms,there were 52 arbor species,accounting for 48.6%of the total number;29 shrub species,accounting for 27.1%;13 herbaceous species,accounting for 12.1%;8 lianas species,accounting for 7.5%;and 5 bamboo species,taking up 4.7%.The application and arrangement of the landscape plants in urban afforestation were analyzed and discussed,which would provide valuable information for the rational selection and application of landscape plant species for the future design in Kunming City.