FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BARA GALI, ABBOTTABAD

Authors

  • Adeela Bibi Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra-21300, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Husnain Shah
  • Zafar Jamal
  • Abbas Hussain Shah
  • Azhar Mehmood

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i12.2021.4413

Keywords:

Floristic Composition, Biological Spectrum, Bara Gali

Abstract [English]

Floristic composition and Phytosociological studies on the flora of Bara Gali District Abbottabad, Pakistan was conducted.  The altitudinal range of the Bara Gali  is from 2100-2370 meter. From the study area 50 species belong to 33 families were recorded. Herbaceous flora was dominant with 35 species, shrubs with 10 species and tree with 5 species. Asteraceae was dominant having 6 species. Microphyll dominant leaf size spectra and hemicryptophytes were dominant life form in the study area. This study provide information about the floristic composition of Bara Gali.

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2021-12-30

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bibi, A., Shah, H., Jamal, Z., Hussain Shah, A., & Mehmood, A. (2021). FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BARA GALI, ABBOTTABAD. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(12), 32–38. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i12.2021.4413