Floristic Diversity of Patiala district, Punjab, India
Keywords:
Angiosperm, Documentation, People’s Biodiversity Register, National Biodiversity Authority.Abstract
The current work is collating description of floristic diversity in district Patiala. Six different blocks of district Patiala were discernible through cluster analysis. Survey was carried out under the scheme of People’s Biodiversity Register sponsored by National Biodiversity Authority, Government of India. Total 362 species of plants were identified which belongs to 87 families. 11% shrubs, 10% were climbers, 24% tree, 55% herbs species in this area. 158 of cultivated plant species were found out of which 223 were purely wild species and 19 are wild cum cultivated. Our work primarily focuses on the awareness among the locals and documentation of the plant species data. Investigations during this survey indicate that District Patiala is rich in the floristic diversity. Out of total 362 species, 223 purely wild species, 158 plant species were cultivated, and 19 wild cum cultivated was found.
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