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An Updated Checklist of Aquatic Macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State

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This chapter provides an updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes in the Indian Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir. In total, 191 species of aquatic macrophytes have been recorded from the state. These species include both aquatic and semiaquatic plants and belong to 80 genera in 37 families (22 belonging to dicotyledons, 12 monocotyledons, and 3 pteridophytes). The aquatic macrophytes belong to different growth forms: submerged, emergent, floating, free-floating, floating/emergent, emergent/submerged, and floating/submerged, which together comprise 92 species; the remaining 99 species are semiaquatic and emergent. Most of the macrophytes (160 species) occur in Kashmir, followed by Jammu with 94 and Ladakh region with 44 species.

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Acknowledgements

We are thankful to the Head, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, for providing necessary facilities. A. A. Khuroo acknowledges the financial support from various funding agencies, SERB-DST & MoEFCC, Government of India, New Delhi, which has helped in undertaking floristic surveys in different parts of the state over the last decade. The sincere support and help rendered by the staff at the Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, University of Kashmir is greatly acknowledged.

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Appendix 20.1: The Aquatic Macrophytes Occurring in Jammu and Kashmir

Appendix 20.1: The Aquatic Macrophytes Occurring in Jammu and Kashmir

S. No.

Scientific name

Familya

Growth form

Kashmir

Jammu

Ladakh

Source(s) record in the State

A. Dicotyledons

1.

Alternanthera caracasana Kunth.

Amaranthaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

2.

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb

Amaranthaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Masoodi and Fareed (2012) and Present study

3.

Amaranthus blitum L.

Amaranthaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967)and Present study

4.

Amaranthus blitum ssp. oleraceus (L.) Costea

Amaranthaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

5.

Sium latijugum C.B.Cl.

Apiaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

6.

Berula erecta Coville

Apiaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Stewart (1972)and Present study

7.

Cicuta virosa L.

Apiaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

8.

Hydrocotyl sibthorphoides Lam.

Apiaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Cook (1996)and Present study

9.

Bidens cernua L.

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

10.

Bidens tripartita (L.) L.

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

11.

Bidens bipinnata L.

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)and Present study

12.

Bidens biternata (Lour) Merrill & Sherff

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

1

Sharma and Kachroo (1981), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

13.

Bidens pilosa L.

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

14.

Eclipta prostrata L.

Asteraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

15.

Cardamine impatiens L.

Brassicaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

16.

Nasturtium officinale R. Br.

Brassicaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

17.

Callitriche truncata Guss

Callitricaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

18.

Callitriche obtusangula Le Gall

Callitricaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009)

19.

Callitriche palustris L.

Callitricaceae

Submerged

1

0

1

Kak (1990), Klimes and Dickore (2009)

20.

Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.

Caryophyllaceae

Semi aquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

21.

Sagina saginoids H. Karst.

Caryophyllaceae

Semi aquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

22.

Ceratophyllum demersum L.

Ceratophyllaceae

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

23

Ceratophyllum platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) Les

Ceratophyllaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Ganie et al. (2015b) and Present study

24.

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Convolvulaceae

Floating/emergent

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

25.

Elatine ambigua Wight

Elatinaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

26.

Elatina triandra Schk.

Elatinaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

27.

Bergia ammanniodes Heyne ex Roth

Elatinaceae

Emergent

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981) and Present study

28.

Aeschynomene indica L.

Fabaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

29.

Myriophyllum spicatum L.

Haloragaceae

Submerged

1

1

1

Kak (1990), Sharma (2008), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

30.

Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

Haloragaceae

Emergent/submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990 and Present study

31.

Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.

Haloragaceae

Emergent/submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990), Arshid et al. (2011), and Present study

32.

Utricularia aurea Lour.

Lentibulariaceae

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

33.

Utricularia australis R. Br.

Lentibulariaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009)

34.

Lythrum salicaria L.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

35.

Ammannia auriculata Willd.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

36.

Ammania baccifera L.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

37.

Ammania multiflora Roxb.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

38.

Rotala densiflora Koehn.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

39.

Trapa kashmirensis Wojcicki

Lythraceae

Floating

1

0

0

Wojcicki (2001) and Present study

40.

Trapa natans L.

Lythraceaec

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

41.

Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino

Lythraceaec

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

42.

Rotala indica Koehn.

Lythraceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

43.

Nymphoides peltata Kuntze

Menyanthaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012); Present study

44.

Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Menyanthaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

45.

Nymphoides indica Kuntze

Menyanthaceae

Floating

0

1

0

Swami and Gupta (1998)

46.

Nymphoides cristata Kuntze

Menyanthaceae

Floating

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

47.

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Nelumbonaceae

Floating/emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

48.

Euryale ferox Salisb.

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

49.

Nymphaea lotus L.

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

50.

Nymphaea tetragona George

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

51.

Nymphaea mexicana Zucc.

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

52.

Nymphaea candida Presl

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

53.

Nymphaea alba L.

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

54.

Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.

Nymphaeaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

55.

Epilobium palustris L.

Onagraceae

Semiaquatic

0

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009)

56.

Epilobium tomentosum Boiss.

Onagraceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

57.

Mazus pumilus Steenis

Phrymaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

58.

Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch. Ham.

Plantaginaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

59.

Hippuris vulgaris L.

Plantaginaceaec

Emergent

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

60.

Limnophila indica Druce

Plantaginaceaec

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981); Cook (1996)

61.

Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.

Plantaginaceaec

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

62.

Veronica salina Schur.

Plantaginaceaec

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kaul and Zutshi (1967); Bhellum and Magotra (2012); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

63.

Persicaria barbata H. Hara (Syn: Polygonum barbatum L.)

Polygonaceae

Emergent

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

64.

Persicaria glabra M. Gomez (Syn: Polygonum glabrum Willd.)

Polygonaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

65.

Persicaria minor Opiz. (Syn: Polygonum minus Huds.)

Polygonaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967) and Present study

66.

Polygonum aviculare L.

Polygonaceae

Emergent

1

1

1

Kaul and Zutshi (1967), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

67.

Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbe (Syn: Polygonum lapathifolium L.)

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

68.

Persicaria amphibian Delarbe (Syn: Polygonum amphibium L.)

Polygonaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

69.

Persicaria nepalensis Miyabe (Syn: Polygonum nepalense Meisn.)

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Kapur and Sarin (1990), and Present study

70.

Rumex paulsenianus Rech.

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

71.

Rumex conglomerates Murray

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

72.

Rumex chalapensis Mill.

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

73.

Rumex aquaticus L.

Polygonaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

74.

Ranunculus lingua L.

Ranunculaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

75.

Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix ex Vill

Ranunculaceae

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

76.

Ranunculus natans C. A. Mey

Ranunculaceae

Floating

0

0

1

Lone et al. (2010)

77.

Halerpestes sarmentosa Kom (Syn: Ranunculus sarmentosus Adams)

Ranunculaceae

Floating

0

0

1

Lone et al. (2010)

78.

Limosella aquatica L.

Scrophulariaceae

Submerged

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

B. Monocotyledons

79.

Alisma gramineum Lej.

Alismataceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

80.

Alisma lanceolatum With.

Alismataceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

81.

Alisma plantago-aquatica L.

Alismataceae

Emergent

1

1

1

Kak (1990; Sharma and Kachroo (1981); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

82.

Sagittaria sagittifolia L.

Alismataceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1988); Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

83.

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Alismataceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

84.

Sagittaria guayanensis Kunth

Alismataceae

Emergent

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

85.

Acorus calamus L.

Araceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

86.

Lemna minor Griff.

Araceaec

Free floating

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Sharma (2008), and Present study

87.

Lemna gibba L.

Araceaec

Free floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

88.

Lemna trisulca L.

Araceaec

Free floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

89.

Lemna turionifera Landolt

Araceaec

Free floating

1

0

0

Cook (1996)

90.

Lemna aeguinoctialis Welw.

Araceaec

Free floating

1

1

0

Cook (1996); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

91.

Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid

Araceaec

Free floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

92.

Wolfffia brasiliensis Wedd.

Araceaec

Free floating

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

93.

Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Horkel

Araceaec

Free floating

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

94.

Butomus umbellatus L.

Butamaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

95.

Carex diluta M.Bieb.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

96.

Carex foliosa D. Don

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

97.

Carex nubigena D.Don

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

98.

Carex fedia Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990), Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

99.

Carex notha Kunth

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967)

100.

Carex kashmirensis C. B. Cl.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Haq et al. (2011)

101.

Carex orbicularis Booth.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Haq et al. (2011); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

102.

Carex infuscata Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009); Haq et al. (2011)

103.

Carex dimorpholepis Steud.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Haq et al. (2011) and Present study

104.

Carex psychrophila Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Haq et al. (2011) and Present study

105.

Carex maritima Gunnerus

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967)

106.

Pycreus sanguinolentus Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

107.

Pycreus flavidus T. Koyama

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

108.

Pycreus pumilus (L.) Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

109.

Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

110.

Cyperus rotundus L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

111.

Cyperus fuscus L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

112.

Cyperus serotinus Rottb.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

113.

Cyperus michelianus Delile.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

114.

Cyperus cyperiodes O.Ktze

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

115.

Cyperus glomeratus L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Swami and Gupta (1998)

116.

Cyperus difformis L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

117.

Cyperus iria L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

118.

Cyperus compressus L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

119.

Cyperus distans L. f.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Cook (1996), Present study, and Swami and Gupta (1998)

120.

Cyperus nutans var. eleusinoides Haines

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

121.

Cyperus laevigatus L.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

122.

Bolboschaenus maritimus Palla

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

123.

Schoenoplectus triqueter Palla

Cyperaceae

Emergent

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

124.

Schoenoplectus lacustris Palla

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990)

125.

Schoenoplectus tabernaemantani Palla

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

126.

Schoenoplectiella mucronata (L.) J. Jung & H. K. Choi

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

127.

Schoennoplectiella juncoides Lye.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

128.

Isolepis setaceus R. Br.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

129.

Cladium mariscus Pohl

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

130.

Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo(1981), and Present study

131.

Eleocharis uniglumis Schult.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

132.

Eleocharis quinqueflora O. Schwarz

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009)

133.

Eleocharis mitracarpa Steudel

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

0

1

Klimes and Dickore (2009)

134.

Eleocharis tetraquetra Nees

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

135.

Eleocharis tuberclosa R. Br.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

136.

Eleocharis accicularis (L.) Roem. & Schi.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

137.

Eleocharis parishii Britton

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

138.

Eleocharis palustris R. Br.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

139.

Eriophorum comosum Wall.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Kak (1990)

140.

Fimbristylis dichotoma Vahl.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

141.

Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. podocarpa T. Koyama

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

142.

Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudichaud

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

143.

Fimbristylis quinquangularis (Vahl) Kunth.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Swami and Gupta (1998);

Present study

144

Fimbrystylis squarrosa Vahl.

Cyperaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

145.

Eriocaulon cinereum Sieb.

Eriocaulaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

146.

Blyxa aubertii Rich.

Hydrocharitaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

147.

Hydrilla verticillata (L.F.) Royle

Hydrocharitaceae

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma (2008), and Present study

148.

Hydrocharis dubia Blacker

Hydrocharitaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

149.

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

Hydrocharitaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Ganie et al. (2016) and Present study

150.

Vallisneria spiralis Linn.

Hydrocharitaceae

Floating

0

1

0

Sharma (2008) and Present study

151.

Najas marina L.

Hydrocharitaceaec

Submerged

1

0

0

Kak (1990): Present study

152.

Najas graminea Dol.

Hydrocharitaceaec

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

153.

Najas minor Mikib

Hydrocharitaceaec

Submerged

1

0

0

Cook (1996) and Present study

154.

Najas indica Cham.

Hydrocharitaceae

Submerged

0

1

0

Sharma (2008)

155.

Juncus effusus L.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

156.

Juncus thomsonii Buchen.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

157.

Juncus inflexus L.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

158.

Juncus articulatus L.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

159.

Juncus bufonius L.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

160.

Juncus prismatocarps R. Br.

Juncaceae

Semiaquatic

0

1

0

Bhellum and Magotra (2012)

161.

Triglochin palustris L.

Juncaginaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009)

162.

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Poaceae

Emergent

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

163.

Echinochloa colonum Link

Poaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

164.

Echinochloa crusgalli Beauv.

Poaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

165.

Polypogon fugax Nees

Poaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

166.

Monochoria vaginalis Presl.

Pontederiaceae

Emergent

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Bhellum and Magotra (2012), and Present study

167.

Eichhornia crassipes Solms

Pontederiaceae

Emergent

0

1

0

Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

168.

Stuckenia amblyphylla Holub (Syn: Potamogeton amblyphyllus C.A. May)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

0

1

Ganie et al. 2012 and Present study

169.

Potamogeton perfoliatus L.

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

170.

Potamogeton natans L.

Potamogetonaceae

Floating

1

0

1

Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009), and Present study

171.

Potamogeton nodosus Poir.

Potamogetonaceae

Floating

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

172.

Stuckenia pectinata Borner (Syn:Potamogeton pectinatus Borner)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

1

0

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

173.

Potamogeton crispus L.

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Present study

174.

Potamogeton leucens L.

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Ganie et al. 2012 and Present study

175.

Potamogeton pusillis Roxb.

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

0

1

Ganie et al. 2012; Kak (1990); Klimes and Dickore (2009); Present study

176.

Potamogeton berchtoldii Fieber

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Ganie et al. 2012 and Present study

177.

Potamogeton trichoides Cham.

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

1

0

0

Ganie et al. 2012 and Present study

178.

Potamogeton wrightii Morong.

Potamogetonaceae

Floating/submerged

1

0

0

Ganie et al. 2012 and Present study

179.

Stuckenia macrocarpa Tzvelev (Syn: Potamogeton macrocarpous Dobrochot)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Kaplan (2008)

180.

Stuckenia pamirica Z. Kaplan (Syn: Potamogeton pamiricus Baagoe)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Kaplan (2008)

181.

Stuckenia vaginata Holub (Syn: Potamogeton vaginatus Turcz.)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Kaplan (2008)

182.

Stuckenia filiformis Borner (Syn: Potamogeton filiformis Pers.)

Potamogetonaceae

Submerged

0

0

1

Kaplan (2008)

183.

Zannichellia palustris L.

Potamogetonaceaec

Submerged

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981)

184.

Sparganium erectum L.

Typhaceaec

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Kak (1990) and Present study

185.

Typha latifolia L.

Typhaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Cook (1996); Shah and Reshi (2014), and Present study

186.

Typha orientalis Presl.

Typhaceae

Semiaquatic

1

0

0

Ganie et al. 2015a and Present study

187.

Typha domingensis Pers.

Typhaceae

Semiaquatic

1

1

1

Kak (1990); Sharma and Kachroo (1981), and Present study

C. Pteridophytes

188.

Equisetum diffusum Don.

Equisetaceae

Emergent

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967) and Present study

189.

Marsilea quadrifolia L.

Marsileaceae

Floating

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967) and Present study

190.

Azolla cristata Kaulf.

Salviniaceae

Free floating

1

0

0

Ahad et al. 2012 and Present study

191.

Salvinia natans (L.) All.

Salviniaceae

Free floating

1

0

0

Kaul and Zutshi (1967), Cook (1996), and Present study

  1. Syn= Synonym; 1= present; 0= absent
  2. aFamilies have been arranged as per The Plant List (www.plantlist.org)
  3. bRecent molecular studies by Donald Les (unpublished data), University of Connecticut, Storrs (Connecticut 06269-3043 U.S.A) revealed that Najas oguraensis and N. minor should be merged and treated as a single species of N. minor
  4. cFamily name has been changed in accordance with APG-III classification (Haston et al. 2009)

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Ganie, A.H., Rasheed, S., Khuroo, A.A., Dar, G.H. (2020). An Updated Checklist of Aquatic Macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State. In: Dar, G., Khuroo, A. (eds) Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State . Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, vol 18. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9174-4_20

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