Documenting the Green Wealth of Tral: A Comprehensive Study of the Macroflora at Government Degree College Tral Campus

Masood Majaz Ganaie

Abstract: Studies on the macroflora of the campus of Government Degree College Tral (geographical coordinates 33.945682N/75.131888E west, 33.943771N/ 75.132538E south, 33.946626N/75.133959E east and 33.946924N/ 75.133118E north) was conducted between October 2022 and October 2023. The species were identified with the help of available floristic literature and comparison of the specimens in the herbarium of Centre for Plant Taxonomy (KASH), University of Kashmir. The angiosperms were arranged according to the classification of Takhtajan (2009). While gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, fungi-lichens and alga were classified according to the classification of Sporne (1956), Reimers (1954), Prokauer (1957), Ainsworth and Bisby (2008) and Fritsch (1935) respectively. As many as 170 species (angiosperms 147) representing 143 (122 angiosperm) genera belonging to 63 families (46 angiosperm) were collected and identified. Among them 128 species were dicotyledonous and 19 were monocotyledonous. Besides these there were 4 gymnosperm, 3 pteridophytes, 5 bryophytes, 3 macrofungal, 7 lichen and 1 algal species. The dominant families in terms of number of species were Rosaceae (19), Asteraceae (15) and Poaceae (15). Most of the genus present were monospecific but some genera had more than one species. Some species incliding gymnosperms, ornamental and fruit bearing species had been deliberately introduced.

Keywords: Tral, flora, biodiversity survey, plant taxonomy, Kashmir, plant species, campus vegetation

How to Cite?: Masood Majaz Ganaie, "Documenting the Green Wealth of Tral: A Comprehensive Study of the Macroflora at Government Degree College Tral Campus", Volume 14 Issue 7, July 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1315-1323, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR25718204639, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR25718204639