Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Vascular flora on coal mine spoils of Singrauli coalfields, India

Arvind Singh
Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 11 April 2011
  •  Published: 30 September 2011

Abstract

A field study was conducted to analyze the floristic composition of coal mine spoils of Singrauli coalfields, India, spreading over an area of about 2200 km2. A total of 197 plant species were reported representing 45 families. Herbaceous flora dominates the floristic composition of coal mine spoils. The Poaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae are the dominant families of the flora on coal mine spoils of Singrauli coal fields.

 

Key words: Coal mine spoils, exotic taxa, plant species, Singrauli coalfields, tropical dry deciduous forest, vascular flora

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 3 No. 9
Back to articles
  • Articles on Google by:
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES