Based on the survey data of the second national key protected wild plant resources investigation in Hubei and previous research results , the list of key protected wild plants was determined according to the local situation; the target plant species geographical spatial location distribution mapping was made by means of information of the target plant spe- cies superposition combined with the Arc GIs vector layer . The results showed that there were 74species (add 1varieties) of key protected wild plants in Hubei, the geographical spatial location distribution map for every target plant species was made , and corresponding protection countermeasures were put forward as well.