AQUATIC PTERIDOPHYTES OF DISTRICT HAMIRPUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIABabita Suman and Sheesh Pal SinghAbstract Pteridophytes are lower vascular plants. They include true ferns and fern allies. This group of plants constitute second major component of forest wealth after angiosperms. They occupy intermediate position between bryophytes and seed plants. Pteridophytes have aesthetic, economic and ecological importance. There is dearth of documentation of aquatic pteridophytes of district Hamirpur. Hence, the present study was undertaken with the objective to determine the diversity and distribution of aquatic pteridophytes of district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. This study was carried out between January 2019 to June 2023 in this area. During present exploration four species of aquatic pteridophytes belonging to four genera and three families were reported. |