Phosphorus leakage from phosphorus-enriched soils (PES) is a major cause of water degradation worldwide,and phytoextraction is known to be an effective method of remediation.However,it is unclear whether phytoextraction is equally efficient in mountainous regions.We investigated the potential of P accumulation of major plant species in the Lake Dianchi Watershed of Southwestern China.Most of the plants living in PES of this region have high P contents; some have been identified as P-hyperaccumulators,such as Polygonum pubescens,which has the highest leaf P content of 16.88 mg/g.Although the dominate species have relatively low P contents than the P-hyperaccumulators,they still have a higher P uptake potential due to their greater biomass,for example,the P uptake potentials of Alnus nepalensis,Coriaria nepalensis,and Erianthus rufipilus are 46.98,16.91,and 22.78 kg/ha,respectively.While these plants can decrease the total P of thizospheric soil and topsoil,the effects on the total P-pool was not significant.Our results suggest that just phytoextraction may be less efficient in remediating PES in mountainous regions,and it requires further studies about P cycling and native plants to design more effective measures for P immobilization.