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Phyto-ecological studies and distribution patterns of subfamily Polygonoideae in relation to edaphic factors across diverse ecological zones.

Syed Waseem Gillani, Mushtaq Ahmad, M Ajmal Ali, Muhammad Zafar, Jawaher Alkahtani, Trobjon Makhkamov, Akramjon Yuldashev, Oybek Mamarakhimov, Khislat Khaydarov, Laziza Botirova and 6 more

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  2. Food science & nutrition · 2025
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  3. The shifting dynamics of plant and mushroom foraging in Kashmir.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2025
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Syed Waseem GillaniDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Mushtaq AhmadDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.
M Ajmal AliDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad ZafarDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jawaher AlkahtaniDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Trobjon MakhkamovDepartment of Forestry and Landscape Design, Tashkent State Agrarian University, 2 A., Universitet Str., Kibray District, 100700, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.
Akramjon YuldashevDepartment of Ecology and Botany, Andijan State University, 129, Universitet Str., 170100, Andijan, Uzbekistan.
Oybek MamarakhimovDepartment of Ecological Monitoring, National University of Uzbekistan, University Street, Tashkent, 100174, Uzbekistan.
Khislat KhaydarovInstitute of Biochemistry, Samarkand State University Faculty of Biology, Universitetsty Bulvvar Street-15, Smarkand, 140104, Uzbekistan.
Laziza BotirovaDepartment of Medicinal Plants and Botany, Gulistan State University, 4, Micro-district, Gulistan, 120100, Sir- Darya Region, Uzbekistan.
Omer KilicFaculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Vocational Sciences, Adiyaman University, Turkiye.
Hamayun ShaheenDepartment of Botany, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 13100, Pakistan.
Muhammad IdreesCollege of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan, China.
Shazia SultanaDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad ManzoorDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Salman MajeedDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Abstract

The species of the subfamily Polygonoideae is an essential component of temperate forests as well as the flora of the western Himalayan region. The aim of this research was to explore the taxonomic diversity, distribution patterns, and associated flora of Polygonoideae in relation to edaphic factors in various ecological zones in the Muzaffarabad division of the Kashmir Western Himalayan Region. We applied a random sampling approach for data collection from 10 different sites with a cumulative 780 quadrats to record the diversity of wild Polygonoideae species across the Muzaffarabad division between 2021 and 2022. This study revealed 279 plant species from 192 genera and 75 families associated with Polygonoideae, with the dominant families being Asteraceae, Poaceae, Lamiaceae, and Rosaceae. Herbs were predominant in the investigated area, with a proportion of 72.40 %, followed by shrubs (9.68 %) and pteridophytes (8.24 %). The flora was dominated by therophytes (37.35 %), whereas nanophylls (37.28 %) were the most dominant leaf form.

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Anthropogenic pressureConservationGISSpecies diversityWestern Himalayas

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PMCPMC11387361

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