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Contents
  1. Plants of Nepal
    1. 01Browse every plant
    2. 02The five regions
    3. 03Districts Flora
  2. Ecosystem
    1. 01Types of Ecosystem
  3. Climate change
    1. 01What is changing
    2. 02What is Climate Change?
  4. Environment-friendly behaviour
    1. 01Things you can do

Plants

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  • Himalayan Birch

    Betula utilis

    The last tree you meet before the mountain becomes rock and snow. Ancient books were written on its papery bark.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    27004300 m
    Flowers in
    May, June

    Doing okay

  • Himalayan Juniper

    Juniperus indica

    A low, tough shrub burned as incense in mountain homes and monasteries. Its smoke smells like cold clean air.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    30004800 m
    Flowers in
    May, June

    Doing okay

  • Himalayan Yew

    Taxus wallichiana

    A slow, dark mountain tree whose bark contains a medicine used to treat cancer. That discovery nearly wiped it out.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    23003400 m
    Flowers in
    April, May

    In real danger

  • Jatamansi

    Nardostachys jatamansi

    A high-mountain herb with a hairy root that smells deeply of earth and wood. It has been traded across Asia for two thousand years.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    32005000 m
    Flowers in
    July, August

    Almost gone

  • Panch Aunle

    Dactylorhiza hatagirea

    A small purple orchid whose root looks like a tiny human hand — five fingers, which is exactly what its name means.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    28004500 m
    Flowers in
    June, July

    Almost gone

  • Sunpati

    Rhododendron anthopogon

    A tiny cousin of the gurans that grows above the treeline, in cushions low enough to hide from the wind.

    Regions
    High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    35005000 m
    Flowers in
    June, July

    Doing okay