Conservation Status and Plant Biodiversity of Batrasi Pass Pakistan: Botany

The present study is an attempt to investigate the Plant Biodiversity of Batrasi Pass with special reference to its Conservation status . The studies were conducted in different seasons during the year during 2007 and 2008. The plants were collected from different habitats, which were later dried and preserved at Hazara University Herbarium for further investigation. A total of 145 species are represented in the area including2 species of bryophytes, 4 species of pteridiophytes,5 species of Gymnosperms, and 113 species of Angiosperms. Among the Gymnosperms 4 genera and 5 species are found whereas in Angiosperms 46 families (21 species of Monocot belonging to 3 families, and 113 species belong of Diocot belonging to 43 families) were collected from the area.