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[Objective] The present paper aimed to take the open-pit coal mining area in southern Karamari mountains as an example, the contents, enrichment characteristics and spatial distribution of heavy metals in typical desert plant Reaummuria soongorica（Rs）and surrounding soil were analyzed. The pollution status of six heavy metals, zinc, copper, chromium, lead, mercury and arsenic (Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Hg, As) was evaluated and their sources were explored. [Method] Mathematical statistics and GIS methods were used to analyze the enrichment characteristics and spatial distribution of heavy metals in bipachai, analyze the pollution sources and evaluate the potential ecological risk. [Result] The over-standard rates of Cr, Pb and As in soil samples were more than 70%, and the average values exceeded the background values of Changji. The over-standard rates of Hg in Rs samples were 23.08%. The enrichment coefficient (3.658) of Hg in Rs was much higher than that of other elements, indicating that Rs has a strong tolerance to Hg. Except for Pb, the retention rate of other elements was positive, indicating that there was a certain tolerance in the root of Rs. Zinc and copper mainly came from crustal sources, while other elements were affected by both human and natural factors, especially Hg, which was heavily affected by disturbance in mining area and seriously polluted. Potential ecological hazard assessment results showed that in soil and plant, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, As five elements were relatively light pollution, Hg pollution was more serious. The distribution of Cu, Cr and As in Rs was similar, which might come from same sources. The enrichment ability of Rs to As was related to the content of As in soil. [Conclusion] The content of elements exceeding the standard in the soil of the study area was low in Pipa. At the same time, Pipa had a certain tolerance and can be used as a dominant species for ecological restoration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]