Research Note | Published: 10 March 2023

A note on the occurrence of two invasive species Alternanthera ficoidea (Amaranthaceae) and Pueraria montana var. lobata (Fabaceae) from Uttarakhand, India

Sunaina Prajapati, Ranjana Negi and Harsh Bardhan Naithani

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 45 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 182-184 | 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2023-XN09MN | Cite this article

Abstract

Some alien species result in significant undesirable impacts on the native biodiversity and create serious hindrance to its conservation and sustainable use. Two such species, viz., Alternanthera ficoidea and Pueraria montana var. lobata are found to be spreading vigorously in Doon Valley of Uttarakhand. The former is an herbaceous species seriously infesting the open spaces throughout the Doon Valley, whereas, the latter is a climber infesting entire vegetation in Dehradun area.

Keywords

Alternanthera, Biodiversity conservation, Dehradun, Invasive plants, Pueraria

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Prajapati, S., Negi, R. and Naithani, H.B., 2022. A note on the occurrence of two invasive species Alternanthera ficoidea (Amaranthaceae) and Pueraria montana var. lobata (Fabaceae) from Uttarakhand, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 45(3), pp.182-184. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2023-XN09MN

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 16 December 2022

Manuscript Revised on 24 February 2023

Manuscript Accepted on 27 February 2023

Manuscript Published on 10 March 2023

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