[Objective] The aim of this study was to investigate the chromoseome number and the karyotype of Scilla scilloides in Yantai. [Method] Root tips of Scilla scilloides were pretreated by 8-hydroxyquinoline, then fixed, dissociated and stained for slice production. The chromosome number was ana-lyzed by microscopic examination, and then cells with good chromosomal morphology and dispersal chromosome were studied by microscopic photos. [Re-sult] The somatic chromosome number of Scilla scilloides in Yantai was 2n=16+1Bs, while the karyotype formula was K (2n)=2x=16+1Bs=6m+4sm (2SAT)+4st+2t+1Bs and the karyotype classification was "3B" type. [Conclusion] Karyotype comparison, division of cell type and evolution of Scilla scilloides in Yantai are discussed, which provides basis for cytogenetics, evolutionary genetics, modem taxonomy and genetic breeding.