Abstract:

To understand the habitat and rhizosphere soil status of wild Fritillaria taibaiensis, a field survey was conducted in four counties in Shaanxi Province including Taibai County. The results showed that Fritillaria taibaiensis was found under mountain grass or forest at the altitude of 2000-3300 m, and the altitude was the most important ecological factor affecting the habitat suitability of Fritillaria taibaiensis. The plant distribution in the habitat had obvious high altitude characteristics. The tree layer was mostly deciduous broad-leaved forest with high canopy density, and the shrub layer under the forest was sparse. The variation coefficient of pH in the rhizosphere soil of Fritillaria taibaiensis from different producing areas changed a little, which was only 1.84% and showing that the soil was neutral. The content of nutrient elements and organic matters in the soil changed greatly, and the variation coefficient of alkali hydrolyzable nitrogen was the largest of 97.53%. The population of wild Fritillaria taibaiensis was discontinuous, fragmented and sporadic.

Key words: Fritillaria taibaiensis, habitat, altitude, rhizosphere soil