| By open-country investigations,it has been found that there are 731 species that belong to 117 families and 400 genera in Maowusu Desert.Among them,there are 3 families,3 genera and 3 species of algae plants;6 families,6 genera and 6 species of fungi plants;4 families,4 genera and 4 species of moss plants;1 family,1 genus and 1 species of lichen plant;3 families,3 genera,and 5 species of ferns;5 families,9 genera and 25 species of gymnosperms;95 families,374 genera and 692 families of angiosperms.Among the angiosperms,there are 80 families,310 genera and 583 species of dicotyledons;15 families,64 genera and 109 species of monocotyledons.In Maowusu Desert,there are 623 species that can be utilized as edible plants,forage plants,medicinal plants,ornamental plants or industrial material plants,and are worth of energetic exploitation in the future. |