【Objective】 In order to explore the community species diversity and spatial distribution pattern of sub-alpine meadows in Shanxi Province,we selected six subalpine meadows distributed from south to north in Shanxi asthe research objects.【Method】 We used a method of measuring biodiversity within a limited sample,calculated thespecies composition and diversity index of plant communities in six subalpine meadows distributed from south tonorth,and compared community similarity among the meadows.【Result】 The results showed that 172 species ofplants were recorded in the six subalpine meadows,and the main dominant families included Compositae,Poaceae,Rosaceae and Leguminosae. There were significant differences in the species diversity index among the meadows(P<0. 05). Community species diversity and richness indices were highest in the subalpine meadows of DatongLingqiu,and the Pielou evenness index of Taiyuan Loufan subalpine meadow was the highest. According to the re-sults of the community similarity in species composition,the species composition similarity between the Lüliang Lishisubalpine meadow and Datong Lingqiu subalpine meadow was the highest,while that of the Xinzhou Ningwu subal-pine meadow and Datong Guangling subalpine meadow was the lowest.【Conclusion】 With the increase of altitude,the diversity index of the subalpine meadow showed a decreasing trend.