Atraphaxis spinosa, A. virgata and Convolvulus tragacanthoides are native shrubs in Urumqi which have potential value in vegetation restoration. The germination, dormancy and germination phenology characteristics of them were observed and analyzed both in field and indoors, and the ecological adaptive germinative strategy of the species was discussed. The main results are as follows:
The seed germination of the shrubs differ singnificantly in temperature, water stress and salt stress. The optimal germin...