Abstract:In order to understand the heavy metal accumulation ability of Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm., the fronds, roots and rhizosphere soil of C. barometz were collected from six woodlands of nature reserves in Guangdong Province, including Nanling, Nankunshan, Baiyunshan, Dalingshan, Wutongshan and Xiqiaoshan. The contents of nine heavy metal elements, such as Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb, were measured by ICPMS. The results showed that the sampling soils in six woodlands were contaminated by heavy metals at different degree. The contents of Cd and Hg in soil were higher than the background values in Guangdong Province about 1.61- 4.82 and 4.74-11.79 times, respectively. Among six sampling woodlands, Cd content in soil was the highest in Xiqiaoshan and Hg content was the highest in Nanling. Among nine heavy metals, translocation factor (TF) of Hg by C. barometz was the highest up to 4.8, and bioconcentration factor (BCF) of Cd was the highest for 2.2, TF and BCF of Cu and Cd were all above one. It was suggested that C. barometz had high transportation capability and low accumulation capability of heavy metals.