【Objective】 Flora analysis is an important prerequisite for scientific development,utilization and pro‐ tection of plant resources. The Jinqiang River basin of Qilian Mountain is located at the junction of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau,with unique geographical characteristics. As the dominant plants in this region,it is very important to conduct resource investigation and floristic analysis on Cyperaceae.【Method】 In this study,a list of sedge plants in jinqiang river basin of Qilian Mountain was compiled by collecting literature,verifying and identifying plant specimens,and analyzing the family and genus characteristics and flora components of sedge plants. 【Result】 The results showed that there there 53 species (4 varieties) of sedge plants belonging to 6 genera in Jinq‐ iang River basin of Qilian Mountain,including 2 multiplegenus (Carex and Kobresia),1 oligotypicgenus (Blysmus), 3 monotypicgenus (Trichophorum,Bolboschoenus and Isolepis) and 9 endemic species. In terms of the number of species contained in each genus,the proportion of species contained in single and oligotypic genera was only 5. 66% and 3. 77% respectively,while the proportion of species contained in multiple genera was 90. 57%,occupying a dis‐ tinctly dominant position. The floristic composition included two distribution types:the world distribution type and the north temperate type. The world distribution type had 40 species in 4 genera and the north temperate type had 13 species in 2 genera.【Conclusion】 In conclusion,the cyperaceae flora in Jinqiang River basin of Qilian Mountain is simple on the whole,but the cyperaceae plant resources are rich,and there are a large number of endemic species and worldwide distributed plants,which has important potential for development and utilization.