Ethnobotanic al Study of the Alpine-Subalpine Flora of Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

 Eth nobot an i cal st udy o f An giosperm s, procured i n associ ation w i t h t i mberl i n e vegetat i on of th e N eel um Val l ey, A zad Jam m u a nd Kash m i r, resul ted i n a fl ori sti c l i st, represented by  1 36 speci es be I on   i n   t o 98   en era of 33 A n   i ospermi c fam il i es. Th e fami l y Asteraccac was t h e l argest, represen ted by 26 speci es. Th e second  l argest fam i l y was Ran un cu l aceae, con si sti n g of 1 2 speci es. Oth er fam i l i es we re r epresen ted by vary i n g n umber of speci es ran gi n   from  1 -7 at t h e stud y a reas.