Floristic Diversity of Climbing Plants of Ballari District: Its Utility and Conservation

This study embarked on a thorough investigation of climber species in Ballari district, yielding a rich repository of 40 species consisting of 16 families, with Cucurbitaceae 9 species, followed by Apocyanaceae 8 species and Convolvulaceae 7 species, emerged as the dominant 3 families,. Herbaceous climbers were 29 species followed by woody climbers with 11 species, with twining 24 species being the prevalent climbing mechanism, followed by tendrils 13 species and straggling unarmed 1 species. Notably, these climbers exhibited a wide range of uses, including medicinal, ornamental, economic, and other applications