Land contaminated by high levels of heavy metals in mining area is urgent to be remidiated. To find out the tolerant plants, which can adapt to the local climate and the soil conditions, is the premise of vegetation reconstruction. Field survey was carried out in the Shizhuyuan mining area of Hunan Province, which is the national largest nonferrous mine in China. Fifteen soil samples and 72 samples of 48 plants were collected during the field surveys at 5 contaminated sites, including the Caishan Smelter, t...