Question

Explain any 2 types of vegetation in the Himalayas

Answer 1

Answer:

The vegetation types are xerophilous, steppe formation and alpine formation with woody shrubs in the river valleys, nival formation (herbaceous and graminoids mats) in the open land.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Tropical evergreen rainforest is confined to the humid foothills of the eastern and central Himalayas. The evergreen dipterocarps—a group of timber- and resin-producing trees—are common; their different species grow on different soils and on hill slopes of varying steepness.

Table 12.1. Key vegetation types along vertical and horizontal gradients of the Himalaya

SN Vegetation Type

1. Alpine Desert Steppe

2. Alpine Dry Scrub

3. Alpine Marsh Meadows