Non Flowering - Algae Flowering Plants - Dicotyledons Azolla pinnata Azollaceae (Salviniaceae)

The Sahyãdri | | Alternanthera sessilis Pogostemon stellatus Trapa natans Amaranthaceae Labiatae (Lamiaceae) Trapaceae Research Education Conservation Chara braunii Acmella paniculata Characeae Compositae Stonewort Aquatic Plants

Species richness of Aquatic Plants in the Western Ghats assessment region h The Eyeweed Aquascapingworld.com Keystone Foundation Free-floating herb. Grows in quiet and slow-moving Karl Gercens Show Ryu water bodies. Popularly known as water velvet. Dinesh Valke The Western Ghats or 'Sahyadris' is home to some very Sahyãdri Used as a natural fertilizer in paddy cultivation. Source of Soda ash. Amaranths are popular Cultivated in aquaria. Fruit is edible. Supports aquatic fauna and is food for terrestrial vertebrates. garden ornamental plants. Peppermint is from this family. unique flora, fauna and fungi. Sahyadri's freshwater Grown as ornamental plants. Composite are medically ecosystem and biodiversity are highly diverse supporting Non Flowering Plants - Fern allies important. Copious nectar producers. livelihoods, providing invaluable ecosystem services and Non Flowering Plants - Ferns sustaining more than 400 million people in the world's Drosera indica highest concentration of humans in a biodiversity hotspot. Lobelia zeylanica Droseraceae Marsilea minuta Campanulaceae Water plants are other-wise known as hydrophytes. They AQUATIC PLANTS Bolbitis appendiculata Marsileaceae grow in water or in soil that is permanently saturated with Lomariopsidaceae water. They spend their entire life or at least a critical part of their life cycle in water, either totally submerged or immersed or floating. They play a major role in providing aquatic fauna like fish - a safe and nutrient rich habitat. Water plants can be classified into 6 types: 1) free floating, 2) totally submerged, 3) bottom rooted 4) floating, emergent and rooted, 5) totally emergent and Homonoia retusa Ammannia baccifera 6) stream bank and wet area plants. Euphorbiaceae Lythraceae Vinayaraj Dinesh Valke These plants readily respond to changes in water quality Dinesh Valke Foggy Forest

parameters like salinity, nutrient levels, pollution and Mutolisp therefore play a crucial role as bio-indicators in assessing Solomon Jeeva Some plants of Spurge are effective Some species of the family are used as a Used for dyeing silk and as medicine. Insects and herbivores are dependent on this. against genital herpes. counter irritant for rheumatic pains. the environment or habitat quality. Grows in primary forest on rock surfaces, especially along Forms cushion on dry land and spreading and creeping in water. streams and under deep shade. This fold-out is a small selection of hydrophytes and Found in shallow pools, edges of ditches. monsoon enriched lithophytes and ephemerals of the Western Ghats that have been assessed for their IUCN Nasturtium officinale Aeschynomene indica Ludwigia octovalvis Ceratophyllum demersum Red List status. Nearly 20% of the 608 species of aquatic Acrostichum aureum Isoetes coromandelina Cruciferae Leguminosae Onagraceae Ceratophyllaceae plants are threatened in the Western Ghats. For more Pteridaceae Isoetaceae Quillworts information see http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL- 540-001.pdf Series Editors: Sanjay Molur and B.A. Daniel BA Daniel BA Reviewers: V. Sampath Kumar and Sachin Punekar Layout: Latha Ravikumar and R. Pravin Kumar

Produced by WILD in collaboration with ZOO through a grant from Jardin Lautaret Sonnia Hill Dinesh Valke Friends of Dinesh Valke Dinesh Valke Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) TARGET Solomon Jeeva Email: [email protected] The golden leather fern or Mangrove fern grows in mangrove Water cress are wildfowl food. Most economically important crops Some species are cultivated for decoration. Provide protection to fish-spawn and to snails.

ZOO/WILD Fold-out #4 - Sep2013 swamps. Rhizome is used to cure wounds and boils. Indicator of water quality. Stems eaten by rodents. Many of this family are food crops e.g., cauliflower, cabbage. are known in this family. Possess several medicinal properties. Used in aquaria for its high oxygen production. Flowering Plants - Dicotyledons

Ranunculus sceleratus Bacopa monnieri Centella asiatica Landoltia punctata Isachne globosa Juncus effusus Ranunculaceae Scrophulariaceae Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) Lemnaceae Gramineae (Poaceae) Juncaceae Nymphaea pubescens Nymphaeaceae

Aponogeton satarensis

Mani Bhaskar Aponogetonaceae A. Saravanan Tony Rodd Tony Sanjay Thakur Sonnia Hill Dinesh Valke Cecil Birdman Imperative medicine in Ayurveda. Known as longevity herb.

Dinesh Valke Rich with alkaloids and glycosides. Medicinally important family. Improves brain function. Free-floating herb, popularly known as duckweed. Popularly known as swamp millet. Serious weed in rice fields. Common in most of the temperate areas. Endemic to lateritic plateaus of northern Western Ghats. Important food for most wildfowls and fishes. In marshy areas it forms a large cushion. Popularly known as common rush. A highly threatened species. Cultivated for decoration. Rhizomes are edible. Plant parts used as medicine. Flowering Plants - Acanthus ilicifolius Aniseia martinicensis Potamogeton crispus Polypleurum stylosum Acanthaceae Convolvulaceae Potamogetonaceae Podostemaceae

Commelina diffusa Eriocaulon tuberiferum Crinum viviparum Commelinaceae Eriocaulaceae Amaryllidaceae triandra Sachin Punekar Augustin Roche Dinesh Valke Dinesh Valke Rajesh Sachdev P.T. Rajasekharan P.T. Pankaj Oudhia Source of nectar and pollen for survival of Showy garden plants. Leaves of some eaten. Ashok Captain Used as medicine, fodder and pot herb. Deceive pollinators Endemic to northern Western Ghats. Rare on the monsoon Common in rocky river beds. Cultivated in ponds and aquariums. It is submerged plant. Found in still and flowing water bodies. Distribution highly restricted. Adhere to by appearance. Stingless bees harvest copious pollen. puddles on lateritic plateaus. Only known tuberous Eriocaulon Flowers open at night and are insect pollinated. Important food for wildlife. pollinating insects. Tubers are edible. Some are weeds. Provides shade and shelter for young fishes; hard rocky surfaces in rapids and in waterfalls of rivers. so far. Leaves eaten by water birds. Used to treat skin diseases. tubers and nutlets are food for wildfowls; pollinated by insects.

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Tender branches used as vegetable. Cultivated for decoration. In open wet places, often a common rice-paddy weed. Endemic to . Submerged plant, found in flowing rocky stream beds. Common sedge in western India. Forms tall stands of reed-like swamp A widespread species. It grows in paddy fields, ponds and ditches. A widespread species. Used in ayurvedic, unani and A wide spread wetland species. Stalks and roots are important Used for dispelling fever and stomach pain. India to China through Malaya to tropical Australia. Inflorescence (appendage part) produces heat, which attracts insects. vegetation in shallow water. Nutlets serve as food for wildfowl. folklore medicine. animal food. Popularly known as cattail.