What are the biological resources in Guiyang?

The zonal vegetation in Guiyang is a humid evergreen broad-leaved forest in the middle subtropical zone, and the original vegetation in the urban area has been completely destroyed. Broad-leaved forests dominated by FAGACEAE, Lauraceae and Theaceae still have small areas remaining in remote suburbs such as Baiyi Township in Wudang District, Gaopo Miao Autonomous County in Huaxi District and remote mountainous areas in three counties and one city.

There are 7 kinds of common invertebrates in Guiyang, with 100 species.

There are 202 species (subspecies) of vertebrates, including 50 species of fish, amphibians 1 1 species, reptiles 15 species, birds (subspecies) and mammals (subspecies). Since the 1960s, there has been a sharp decrease in all kinds of animals. There are also a few animals protected by the state at all levels in the outer suburbs of Guiyang and in the mountains of 3 counties 1 city. There are: giant salamander, mandarin duck, golden pheasant with red belly, pangolin, myna (myna), forest musk deer, monkey and many other snakes and lizards.

Guiyang is rich in plant resources in history. Only in 1958, 62 species of algae were collected in Guiyang, belonging to 24 families and 40 genera. Most of them are edible or medicinal.

Among the fungi identified in Guiyang, there are 37 kinds of edible mushrooms, among which Dictyophora dictyophora, Auricularia auricula, Boletus, Lactarius, Pleurotus eryngii, Morchella esculenta and Pleurotus eryngii are common edible varieties. Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos are common medicinal fungi.

There are 128 species of bryophytes, belonging to 42 families and 80 genera. There are few urban areas now. There are 23 families, 37 genera and 63 species of pteridophytes, most of which can be used as medicine. The buds of purple dustpan and bracken can be used for cooking, and the starch in the roots is a precious health food.

There are 3 16 species of seed plants, belonging to 87 families 187 genera. Common timber plants include Pinus massoniana, Cunninghamia lanceolata, cypress, Platycladus orientalis and various oak trees, and rare tree species include Cryptomeria fortunei, Tsuga australis and Carpinus yunguiensis. Medicinal precious varieties include Magnolia Officinalis and Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. , phellodendron, etc. In addition, there are many kinds of oil plants and aromatic plants. Rare ornamental trees include Taxus chinensis var. mairei. There are nearly 700 species of medicinal plants belonging to 127 families. In the 1960s, various medicinal woody and herbaceous plants could be collected on the mountains of the city.