Family: AsteraceaeSynonyms: Crassocephalum diversifolium,Gynura crepidioides,Gynura diversifolia,Gynura microcephala, Gynura polycephala.Senecio crepidioides.Senecio diversifolius.Common Name: Okinawa SpinachLocal Name: Lal phulnu ghaa (लाल फुलनू घा) Lal phulnu ghaa is a perennial herb of Western Himalaya growing up to 1 metre tall.It is found growing as a weed in waste places, grassland, under trees, abandoned

Family: MoraceaeSynonyms: Broussonetia billardii; Broussonetia cordata; Broussonetia cucullata; Broussonetia dissecta; Broussonetia elegans; Broussonetia kasii; Broussonetia kazi:Broussonetia maculate; Broussonetia nana; Broussonetia navicularis; Broussonetia navifolia; Broussonetia spathulata; Broussonetia tricolor; Morus papyrifera; Papyrius japonica; Papyrius papyrifera; Papyrius polimorphus; Smithiodendron artocarpioideum.Common Name: Paper MulberryLocal Name: Jangli Toot(जंगली तूत) Jangli Toot is a medium to

Family: NyctaginaceaeCommon Name: Spreading HogweedSynonyms: Axia cochinchinensis,  Boerhavia adscendens, Boerhavia caespitose, Boerhavia ciliatobracteata, Boerhavia coccinea leiocarpa, Boerhavia coccinea paniculata, Boerhavia friesii, Boerhavia paniculata, Boerhavia repens diffusa, Boerhavia xerophila.Local Name:  Punarnava(पुनर्नवा) Punarnava is a perennial diffuse herb of Western Himalayas with stout root stock and many procumbent branches. It is widely

Family: CactaceaeSynonyms: Cactus ficus-indica; Opuntia megacantha; Opuntia paraguayensis.Common Name:  Sweet prickly pear, Barbary fig, Cactus pear, Indian fig, Indian fig prickly pear, Indian-fig, Mission cactus, Mission prickly pear, Prickly pear cactus, Prickly-pear, Smooth mountain prickly pear, Smooth prickly pear, Spineless cactus,Local Name: Kabuli chhoonh (काबलीछूंह(       Kabuli chhoonh is a frequently

Family: LamiaceaeSynonym: Thymus serpyllum, Thymus himalayicus, Thymus himalayicus, Thymus afghanicus, Thymus baluchistanicusCommon Name:  Himalayan Thyme, Wild Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Creeping Thyme,Local Name: Jangali ajwain (जंगली अजवाइन) Jangali ajwain which is commonly known as Himalayan Thyme or Mother of Thymeis one ofimportant aromaticplants of Western Himalayas with tremendous medicinal and

Family: AsteraceaeSynonym: Prenanthes japonica, Crepis japonicaCommon Name: Asiatic or oriental false]hawk’s beard. Japanese HawkweedLocal Name- Choti  Duhali (छोटी दुधली)  Choti  Dudhali is  a cosmopolitan  edible weed of North Western Himalayas  with  rich medicinal value. It is commonly seen growing  in moist shady places in garden, orchards , waste ground, cultivated fields, roadsides,  mountain slopes, mountain valleys,

Family– AsparagaceaeSynonym: Convallaria cirrhifoliaCommon Name: Coiling leaf Solomon seal, Coiling leaf Polygonatum Local Name: Salam mishri (सालम मिश्री) Salam mishri is a suberect to erect perennial  herb of Western Himalayas  commonly found growing as a  forest undergrowth between an altitudinal range  pf 1800-3200m. It usually  prefers a fertile humus rich soil in moisture retentive, well-drained  cool shady or semi-shady habitat. Salam mishri  grows in forests at

Family: PolygonaceaeSynonym: Fagopyrum cereal, Fagopyrum dryandri, Fagopyrum emarginatum, Fagopyrum esculentum, Fagopyrum sagittatum, Fagopyrum sarracenicum, Fagopyrum subdentatum, Fagopyrum vulgare, Fagopyrum zuogongense, Helxine Fagopyrum,Kunokale carneum, Phegopyrum emarginatum, Phegopyrum esculentum, Polygonum cereal,Polygonum dioicum,Polygonum elegans,Polygonum emarginatum, Polygonum gracile, Polygonum macropterum, Polygonum nepalense, Polygonum pyramidatum.Common Name: BuckwheatLocal Name:  Phaphra (फाफरा Phaphra is an annual herbaceous

Family: SmilacaceaeSynonyms: Smilax balearica, Smilax brevipes, Smilax capitata, Smilax catalonica, Smilax conferta, Smilax excelsa, Smilax goetzeana, Smilax inermis, Smilax intricatissima, Smilax longipes, Smilax maculata, Smilax mauritanica, Smilax mauritanica, Smilax nigra, Smilax nilagirensis, Smilax oxycarpa, Smilax peduncularis, Smilax pendulina, Smilax picta, Smilax platyphylla, Smilax rettiana, Smilax rigida, Smilax sagittata, Smilax sagittifolia, Smilax saxicola,

Family:  BetulaceaeSynonym:  C. colurna jacquemontii. C. laceraCommon Name: The Himalayan Hazel, Turkish Hazel.Local Name:  Thngi (थांगी), Bhotia, Badam, Pamakhor, Khabsi,  Shirol  Thngi is a medium sized shrub to deciduous tree  of Western Himalayas generally found growing  in woods, hedgerow and on the slopes of hills from 2200 to 3300 m. It is among the most expensive nut of this region and