| Abstract: | After investigating species and application forms of ground covers in Botanical Garden of Chengdu, the application quality evaluation system was established from the perspective of ornamental, adaptive and applicable characteristics of ground covers, AHP and K-Means adopted to evaluate and grade major ground covers. The results showed that there are 93 ground cover species in Botanic Garden of Chengdu, belonging to 82 genera of 47 families. Major application means of the ground covers in the garden were introduced, covering fl ower bed, roadside, waterfront, under woods, lawn, rockery decoration. Application quality of the 38 major ground covers was evaluated comprehensively, and the qualifi cation rate achieved 97.39%, i.e. these plants are able to meet ecological, beautifying and social functions in the garden. |
