Abstract:Tetraenan mongolica is an ancient shrub endemic to China that has survived in an unglaciated part of Inner Mongolia. Its curren t range is restricted to the west of Ordos Plateau. T. mongolica was identi fied as an endangered plant, and its population size is still decreasing because it was used for firewood by shepherds and its buds were heavily grazed by their sheep. In order to assess the status of its existing populations, we examined the inter population differences in growth and reproduction of s...