FLORISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE WETLANDS OF KARAULI DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA: A SURVEY OF PANCHANA DAM

The present work embodied the results of intensive survey of the aquatic and wetland vegetation of Panchana dam and the surrounding area. This work gives the recent and relevant information and identification of the hydrophytes and wetland plants of the region. The aquatic and wetland flora comprised of 112 species of Angiosperms belonging to 101 genera and 50 families. The ratio of monocots to dicots was 1:2.6 for families. The five dominant families of hydrophytes were Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Asteraceae, Scrophulariaceae and Fabaceae. Besides this, two species of aquatic ferns (Pteridophytes) observed were Marsilea minuta and Azolla pinnata.

 

Keywords: Aquatic Macrophytes, Floristic, Karauli.


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