Qizimeishan National Nature Preserve is located in the east of Xuan'en county,Hubei province and it is rich in biodiversity.After investigation,119 species(including varieties) belonging to 58 genera of Compositae were observed in this area.They possessed 12 areal-types among the total 15 in China.At the level of genera most of Compositae in Qizimeishan National Nature Preserve were originated from the temperate regions.The temperate genera were 73.59%(39 genera),while the tropical genera were only 20.75%(11 genera),and there were 3 endemic genera.Many species appeared to be resources plants.According to their utilization,they could be divided into wild vegetable,medicinal plants,wild flower plants and aromatic plants.These resources plants have great potential value of exploitation and utilization.