Abstract: Xiaotianchi of Lincheng Country, located at 37°30'N, 114°08'E, in the middle area of Taihang Mountains. The preliminary results show that there are 156 species of mosses, including 11 varieties and 1 form and 1 subspecies, blonging to 27 families and 71 genera known from Xiaotianchi. The number of the families consisting of more than 10 species is 6 and the number of the genera consisting of more than 5 species is 6. The families consisting are Pottiaceae, Bryaceae, Hypnaceae, Brachytheciaceae, Amblystegiaceae and Mniaceae. The genera consisting are Bryum, Brachythecium, Entodon, Hypnum, Barbula and Drepanocladus.The bryoflora in Xiaotianchi of Lincheng Country falls into 9 geographical elements. North temperate element made up the majority, approximating to 59.44% of the entirely known bryoflora in Xiaotianchi, and next comes East Asian element, accounting for 15.39%. All temperate elements, not including 11 Endemic to China and 13 Cosmopolitans, add up to 130 species, which take 83.33% of all the entirely known bryoflora in Xiaotianchi. However, there are only 2 Pantropical elements. To all appearances, the mossflora of Xiaotianchi is provided with obvious temperate characters.

Key words: bryophyta, bryoflora, Xiaotianchi of Lincheng Country