Family: LamiaceaeSynonyms: Melissa maxima, Mentha perilloides, Ocimum frutescens, Perilla albiflora, Perilla avium, Perilla ocimoides, Perilla shimadae, Perilla urticifolia.Common Name: Perilla, ShisoLocal Name:  Stanganu (सतान्ग्नु) Bhanjira, Ban tulsi Stanganu is an erect, often profusely branched, annual to perennial aromatic plant of Western Himalayas. It is commonly seen growing along roadsides, pathways, home-sites and in waste places between an altitude of 600

Family: AsteraceaeSynonyms:Aster minutus,Aster virgaurea,Dectis decurren,Doria virgaurea,Solidago alpestris,Solidago armena,Solidago cambrica,Solidago cantoniensis,Solidago caucasica,Solidago corsica,Solidago dahurica,Solidago gebleri,Solidago insularis,Solidago jailarum,Solidago japonica,Solidago lapponica,Solidago lapponica stenophylla,Solidago macrorrhiza,Solidago minor,Solidago minuta,Solidago nudiflora,Solidago pygmaea,Solidago stenophylla,Solidago talyschensis,Solidago taurica,Solidago turfosa,Solidago vulgaris.Common Name: Himalayan GoldenrodLocal Name-Pinja phool,पिंजा फूल )Chui-ghas , Pinja phool is a herbaceous perennial  plant of Western Himalays that can grow up to 60cm tall. It is an easily growing plant, that  can succeeds well  in any moderately

Family: CucurbitaceaeSynonyms: Trichosanthes anguina LCommon Name: Snake GourdLocal Name: Jangali Parod (जंगली परोड ). Jangali Parod is an annual herbaceous climber that can sprawl over the ground or climb upon  other plants for support. Vine of Jangali Parod attaches itself to support  by means of tendrils and its slightly twining stems. Jangali

Family: SchizaeaceaeSynonyms:Hydroglossum dissectum, Hydroglossum japonicum, Lygodium chaerophylloides, Lygodium chochinchinense, Lygodium dissectum, Lygodium mearnsii, Lygodium microphyllum, Lygodium microstachyum. Lygodium pubescens, Lygodium tenue, Ophioglossum japonicum.Common Name:  Vine-like fern, Japanese Climbing FernLocal Name: Fern -bel (फ़र्न  वेल) Fern -bel is a slender, deciduous, climbing vine of family Schizaeaceae. It is easily recognized by

. Family: SolanaceaeSynonyms: Solanum alatum, Solanum asperum, Solanum canescens, Solanum flavum, Solanum flavum, Solanum hildebrandtii , Solanum humile, Solanum incanumm Solanum kitaibelii, Solanum luteovirescensm Solanum luteum, Solanum miniatum, Solanum minutiflorum,Solanum morella luteum, Solanum nigrum alatum, Solanum nigrum alatum, Solanum nigrum humile, Solanum nigrum luteovirescens, Solanum nigrum luteum, Solanum nigrum luteum, Solanum nigrum miniatum, Solanum nigrum puniceum, Solanum nigrum rubrum, Solanum nigrum villosum, Solanum nigrum villosum, Solanum nigrum villosum, Solanum nigrum villosum, Solanum nilagiricum, Solanum ochroleucum, Solanum olivaceum, Solanum paludosum, Solanum patens, Solanum plebeium, Solanum pseudovillosum, Solanum

Family: MelanthiaceaeSynonyms: Daiswa birmanica, Daiswa bockiana,Daiswa chinensis,Daiswa lancifolia,Daiswa polyphylla,Daiswa yunnanensis,Paris aprica,Paris arisanensis,Paris atrata,Paris biondii,Paris bockiana,Paris brachysepala,Paris cavaleriei,Paris chinensis,Paris christii,Paris daiswus,Paris debeauxii, Paris formosana,Paris franchetiana, Paris gigas,Paris hamifer,Paris kwantungensis, Paris lancifolia, Paris marchandii,Paris mercieri, Paris pinfaensis, Paris taitungensis,Paris yunnanensis.Common Name: Herb ParisLocal Name: Nag Chattri (नाग छत्री) Acc to local people

Family: TrilliaceaeSynonyms: Trillidium govanianumCommon Name: Himalayan TrilliumLocal Name: Nag Chhatri (नाग छत्री) Nag Chhatriis a robust, trifoliate herbaceous perennial   of Western Himalayas. It is found growing between an altitude range of 2700m-4000m.The genus name of this plant Trillium is derived from the prefix “tri”meaning “three” both in Latin and ancient Greek because each Trillium flower has  three leaves,three

Family: RosaceaeCommon name: Himalayan Cherry PrinsepiaLocal name: Bhekal(भेखल), Bhaeklu, Garandu, Gurinda, Kharngura Bhekal is a spinous deciduous shrub of Western Himalayas found growing between an altitudinal range of 900 to 2700m. It is commonly seen growing in forest, barren land, field margins, dry slopes, hillsides usually near spring or water-courses. Bhekal

Family: BoletaceaeCommon name: Penny Bun , Cep , Porcini, King Bolete, Wicsen Gron, Borowik Szlachetny, Ízletes Vargánya.Local Name: Dounde (दौंडे) Dounde arechunky-looking mushrooms with a cap that looks like a well-baked bread roll. They are among delicious wild edible mushrooms of Western Himalayas which are commonly found growing in the rainy season

Family: SolanaceaeSynonym: Solanum adulterinum, Solanum verbascifolium Common name: Big Eggplant, Mullein Nightshade, China flowerleaf, Potato tree, Wild Tobacco treeLocal name: Rada (रडा ), Trikhada, Akra, Ban Tamakhu Rada is 3- 6m tall, shrub of Western Himalayas bearing  dense, stellate tomentum covering on flowers. That’s might be the reason that species name erianthum is given to this plant.  The specific epithet, erianthum, is derived from