Abstract: The species and quantity of aquatic plants in Baiyangdian Lake are abundant,which have vast prospect of exploitation and potential value for further development. This paper mainly summarizes the research progress on development and exploitation of aquatic medicinal plant resources in Baiyangdian Lake from four aspects, including medicinal value, edible value, ecological landscape value and other values, which will provide reference and support for the further development and exploitation of plant resources in Baiyangdian Lake.

Key words: Baiyangdian Lake, aquatic medicinal plant resources, development and exploitation, research progress