Flora of Ladakh

From the archive record

The flora of Ladakh comes under alpine and high alpine zones and is dominated by annual and perennial herbs, followed by few stunted shrubs and bushes. The vegetative growth starts at the commencement of summer when melting snow provides abundant moisture and the flora is fully bloom in the month of August but starts disappearing by the ends of September.Though cold desert of Ladakh region might look barren and lifeless to visitors, but if explored there is rich plants species, out of which about 50% of plants have medicinal and aromatic properties. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent. It is one of the most spar