Abstract:In order to provide a theoretical basis for the management of vegetation in Shiyang he National Wetland Park,the composition and species diversity of the tree communities and their understory vegetation on both sides of the river in the park were studied.The stratified quadrat sampling method was used to investigate the composition and species diversity of the tree communities and their understory vegetation in Shiyang he National Wetland Park.Totally,51 Species of 38 genera and 21 families were investigated,including 13 species of 6 genera and 4 families in the arbor layer,9 species of 8 genera and 5 families in the shrub layer,and 29 species of 24 genera and 14 families in the herb layer.The results show that according to the dominant tree species in the arbor layer,the investigated stand could be divided into 7 vegetation groups,namely Salix matsudana Forma-tion,Salix wilhelmsiana Formation,Elaeagnus angustifolia Formation,Populus simonii Formation,Populus×gansuensis Formation,Populus alba var pyramidalis Formation and Populus euphratica Formation.There are some differences in vegetation composition in each formation.The Simpson index and Shannon-Weiner index of tree layer and shrub layer of 7 vegetation formations are lower than those of herb layer,but the Pielou evenness index of tree layer was higher than that of shrub layer and herb layer.In conclusion,the structure of tree community and understory vegetation stand in Shiyanghe National Wetland Park is relatively simple,with single tree species,small species diversity and poor stand stability.