Research Article | Published: 01 June 2006

Ecology and ethnobotany of Herniaria incana Lam. - A lesser known taxon from Himachal Pradesh

Brij Lal, Amit Chawla, K. N. Singh and S. Rajkumar

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 29 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 187-189 | 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-S439WA | Cite this article

Abstract

The ecological and ethnobotanical surveys in different localities of Himachal Pradesh revealed that Herniaria incana Lam., is a good soil binder, and confined to the Pangi subdivision of Chamba District in Himachal Pradesh. Phyto-sociological analysis of this herb in the natural habitat suggests that it forms a single strand rather than associated with other herbs. It has also been observed that the plant is not a palatable herb to livestock as it is found intact in grazed area. The ethnic knowledge reported here on H. incana Lam. is hitherto unknown.

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Lal, B., Chawla, A., Singh, K.N. and Rajkumar, S., 2006. Ecology and ethnobotany of Herniaria incana Lam. - A lesser known taxon from Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Forestry, 29(2), pp.187-189. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-S439WA

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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2006

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