Flora

The present study was conducted to collect, identify and document the flora of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Jaipur district of Rajasthan, India. The Survey of plants of Sanctuary was carried out during 2022 to 2024. The different species collected during the surveys were identified with the help of various flora of Rajasthan taxonomic literature, taxonomy expert and Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. A total of 506 plants species belonging to 90 families have been found in the investigation. Poaceae was the dominant family, followed by Fabaceae and Asteraceae.

Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary (TCWS), located in the arid zone region of the largest state of the country, Rajasthan comprises of 102 species of Angiosperms. It contains 83 dicot and 19 monocot species that include 16 trees, 16 shrubs and 48 herbs. Fabaceae with 10 species and Poaceae with 13 species occupy the first position in dicots and monocots, respectively. Acacia and Cyperus with 04 species each have been found to be the largest genera represented while 48 genera are represented by solitary species. The present study enumerates all species of flowering plants occurring in the sanctuary area with their correct name along with first citation, vernacular names and habit. The paper also briefly deals with the basic geographical location, climate, type of vegetation and ecological framework of TCWS.
The outcome of the work is based on extensive field survey of the area conducted during 2021–2023 and study of previous literature.