Steppe\|monitoring stations have been chosen respectively in Warm\|temperate Steppe and Moderate\|temperate Steppe in northern China. Applying the growth analyses indexes proposed by Hunt, comparative research has been carried out into the growth characteristics of the mutual species such as Stipa grandis, Leymus chinensis, Cleistogenes squarrosa, Lespedeza dahurica and Heteropappus altaicus in these two steppe stations. The results demonstrate that the indexes all display great differences ...