Abstract: Based on the investigation and collection of ornamental plant resources in Baihua Mountains,72 families,203 genera and 319 species(including subspecies,varieties and forms) of wild flowers with the ornamental value were selected.The geographic element is complex and varied.According to statistics,197 genera of wild seed plants can be divided into 13 areal-types.The areal-types of genera reflect a typically temperate characteristic.Meanwhile,the growing environment of wild ornamental plants are investigated and researched.Its habitat was divided into five broad categories: forest and forest edge,sub-alpine meadows,slopes and roadsides,rock or barren hillsides,wet places or stream valley.Some suggestions on utilization and protection of wild ornamental plant resources in Baihua Mountains are also presented.

Key words: wild ornamental plant resources, floristic analysis, habitat, application in landscape