A Total of 1595 records had been made during 2002 in an ethnobotany study conducted at Jinyang and Auhua Atayal's tribes, Nanau township, Ilan County, Taiwan. Local people used thirty-two percent of local flora, belonging to 78 families and 214 species. Among these, 75 species (35%) are used as food, 72 species (34%) for commodity, 62 species (29%) for hunting or fishing, 50 (23%) species for housing, 44 species (21%) for firewood, 44 species (21%) for medicine, 35 species (16%) for economic planting, 25 species (12%) for children bauble, 21 species (10%) for clothing, 11 species (5%) for ceremony, and 26 species (12%) for the other usage. Among 11 use categories, the family of Moraceae, being used in 10 use categories, is the most commonly used; and the species of Morus australis, being used in 8 use categories, is the most commonly used. Among 148 use items, the family of Poaceae, useful in 34 use items, is the most frequently used; and the species of Miscamthus floridulus, being used in 14 use items, is the most frequently used. More species were found of being used in Jinyang tribe than in Auhua tribe, except in the category of food, medicine and ceremony. Comparing among three reporters came from different tribes of Atayal, sedeq GM02 reporter mentioned more species for food and medicine usage, while reporters of Sequel KM01 and Tseole KM02 paid more attention to plants of commodity and housing usage.