A dataset of community composition of plant life forms, growth forms and ecotypes on Dongting Lake beach (2011–2015)

The data set consists of 4 tables, which are " Life-form and Growth-form Composition of Beach Plant Community" table, " Ecotype of Beach Plant Community" table, "Plot Information" table and "Plot Management Record" table. The table of" Life-form and Growth-form Composition of Beach Plant Community" table and " Ecotype of Beach Plant Community" recorded life-form composition, growth-form composition and ecotype composition of three typical wetland plant communities (Carex sp, Miscanthus lutarioriparius and Polygonum hydropiper) in the long-term monitoring sample plots of Dongting Lake Station, contained 8 fields, which includes species name, Latin name, life-form, growth form, ecotype according to light intensity, ecotype according to water requirement, ecotype based on soil pH and ecotype according to responses sediment burial.