Botrychium multifidum (S. G. Gmel.) Rupr. a Critically Endangred fern of Western Himalaya was earlier reported from Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh. The Authors have collected this fern after a gap of 124 years from Solang Valley, Manali.
Endangered, Boulders, Sporophore, Congested, Pinnule, Trophophore
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Kumar, B., Pande, H.C. and Kumar, R., 2013. Rediscovery and new locality record of Botrychium multifidum (Pteridophyta-Botrychiaceae) after 124 years from Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Forestry, 36(1), pp.97-100. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-3P0J4S
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2013
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