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The present study is an attempt to enumerate the flora and fauna distributed in selected areas of Hirekalgudda state forest near Arasikeretaluk situated in the northern region of Hassan district of Karnataka state. A field survey of the study areas was carried out to document the flora and fauna accruing in that area. 201 plant species belonging to 71 families have been reported. With regard to species diversity, trees are represented by 76 forms, followed by shrubs (70 forms), herbs (45 forms), twinners (5 forms) and climbers (5 forms). Ten endangered and 36 medicinal plants were recorded. Twenty five faunal species were identified in the study areas. The study was undertaken to observe and record the diversity of plants and animal fauna of this area.
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Diwakar, P.G. and Sharma, B.D., 2000. Flora of Buldhana district.Botanical Survey of India.
Drummond, A. and Strimmer, K., 2001. Frequently asked questions about Evolution, “Evolution library”, (Oxford, England) (WGBH Educational Foundation) ISSN 1367-4803, PMID 11448888.
Kannaiyan, S. and Gopalam, A. (ed.), 2007.Agrobiodiversity, Volume II. Associated Publishing Company, New Delhi, p.372.
Naik, V.N., 1998. Flora of Marathwada, Vol.I&II.AmrutPrakashan, Aurangabad.
Philomena George, ChentanArekar and Subhashini, D., 2011. Biodiversity survey of trees and ornamental plants in Karunya University, Coimbatore, Int. J. Biodiversity and Conservation, 3(9), 431-443.
Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P., 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state.Botanical Survey of India.
Singh, N.P., Lakshminarasimhan, P., Karthikeyan, S. and Prasanna, P.V., 2001.Flora of Maharashtra state. Vol. II, Botanical Survey of India.