Four taxa of flowering plants, viz., Aquilegia nivalis (Baker) Bruehl, Ranunculus palmatifidus H. Riedl (Ranunculaceae); Herniaria incana Lam. (Caryophyllaceae) and Polygonum polystachyum Wallich ex Meissn. var. griffithii Hook.f. (Polygonaceae) have been recorded for the first time from Uttaranchal. Of these, Polygonum polystachyum Wallich ex Meissn. var. griffithii Hook.f. is a new record for North-west Himalaya as well.
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