315 species(and cultivars) belonging to 235 genera of 104 families are recorded by investigation in the urban area of Yuxi City,Yunan Province.The investigated areas include urban parks,squares,street green belts,and accessory greenbelts of institutes.It is concluded that the urban plant diversity is inferior to that of natural forest community of the prefecture area.Strategies for urban ecosystem construction in Yuxi City are proposed based on the development goal of ecological garden city.
