Floristic Composition of Nandihalli, in Ballari district

Abstract: The current study based on the broad survey on the floristic composition of Jnana sarovara campus Nandihalli, postgraduate centre of VSKUB. This research enumerates total 204 plants species belonging to 156 genera 61 families. Among the collected plant families dominant are Fabaceae with 23 species (11.2%) stands first followed by Euphorbiacae with 17(8.3%), Poaceae 15(7.3%), Apocynaceae 11(5.3%) and Lamiaceae 8(3.9%). Dominant plants species were Parthenium hysterophorus, Lantana camara, Rostellularia procumbens, Senna uniflora, Dactoyloctenium aegyptium. Also documneted the pteridophytes plant species like Adiantum Philippense, Perkinsonia Aculata, Madhuca Longidolia. Among the species this shows IUCN RED LIST, PG Center, Nandihalli. As per research paper most of collected species belongs to , LC 82 (40%) , EN 2 (0.9%), DD 1(0.4%). The survey reveales that, the Herbs 102 speies (50%) are dominant followed by the shrubs 50(24.5%), trees 37(18.1%), and climbers 15 (7.3%). Majority of the documented plant species were used against several diseases, either alone or in combination with other plants. Herbal medicine offers safe, gentle and effective treatment. It does not just treat the isolated signs and symptoms of disease but treats the whole of us – physically, mentally because the healing cannot be fully achieved unless all are addressed .