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Name the different types of vegetation found in j and k and describe the characteristic of each other

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Answered by afreen786n
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. Subtropical Forests:

The subtropical rain forests are confined to the Siwaliks and lower slopes of the Middle Himalayas. Owing to the seasonality of rainfall and edaphic fac­tors there is great diversity of trees in these forest. These factors have a thick undergrowth of bushes and scrubs. The dominant species of subtropical for­ests are teak, sal, Shisham, Pipal (ficus religiosa

. Temperate Forests:

Moving northwards as the latitude and altitude increase the place of the sub­tropical forest is taken by temperate vegetation. The slopes of Pir Panjal, Greater Himalayas, Zanskar and Karakoram between 1,500 m to 3,000 m are dominated by temperate forests. The dominant species in these forest are deodar (cedrus Deodara), pine (pinus), silver-fir, spruce, fir, elm, alder, cedar, ash, sorrel, birch, paper-birch, and 

Alpine Pastures:

In the state of Jammu and Kashmir the vegetation, especially grasses belong­ing to the higher regions of mountain system is known as Margs or alpine pastures. The alpine pastures lie between 3600 m to 4000 m above the sea level. Being the zone of high altitudes, the climate in alpine pastures is ex­tremely cold over greater parts of the year.




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