Diversity of Pteridophytes in district Dehra Dun (Uttarakhand)

Abstract

The present paper deals with 198 taxa of Pteridophytes from Dehra Dun District of Uttarakhand. Location, general vegetation, brief ecological classification along with distributional list of these plants in different valleys of Dehra Dun is provided in table form. The information provided herewith is based on the authors own observation, coupled with the fragmented earlier published literature and specimens housed in different herbaria i.e. BSD, DD, CAL, LWG, etc. List of threatened taxa along with the uses of pteridophytic vegetation in the area is also provided.