National protected wild plants in Shaanxi Province (Part I) and their protection

According to the Name List of National Protected Wild Plant (Part I) passed by Chinese State Department and based on our field surveys and studies for many years, the distribution and present status of 19 species and 2 varieties of National Protected Wild Plants in Shaanxi Province were reported in the present paper. Among these plants, 4 species and 2 varieties are of first protective grade and 15 species are of second protective grade. The protective countermeasure of National Protected Wild Plants in Shaanxi Province was also put forward.