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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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AchhamArghakhanchiBaglungBaitadiBajhangBajuraBankeBaraBardiyaBhaktapurBhojpurChitwanDadeldhuraDailekhDangDarchulaDhadingDhankutaDhanushaDolakhaDolpaDotiGorkhaGulmiHumlaIlamJajarkotJhapaJumlaKailaliKalikotKanchanpurKapilvastuKaskiKathmanduKavrepalanchokKhotangLalitpurLamjungMahottariMakwanpurManangMorangMuguMustangMyagdiNawalpurNuwakotOkhaldhungaPalpaPanchtharParasiParbatParsaPyuthanRamechhapRasuwaRautahatRolpaRukum EastRukum WestRupandehiSalyanSankhuwasabhaSaptariSarlahiSindhuliSindhupalchokSirahaSolukhumbuSunsariSurkhetSyangjaTanahunTaplejungTerhathumUdayapur

Rukum West

Districts are tinted by the highest belt they reach. 61 of the 77 span more than one — select a belt to see every district that includes it.
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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
    2700–4300 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
    3000–4800 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
    2300–3400 m
    Flowers in
    April, May

    In real danger

  • Lali Gurans

    Rhododendron arboreum

    Nepal’s national flower. When the hills turn red in spring, this is the tree doing it.

    Regions
    Middle Hills · High Mountains
    Elevation
    1400–3600 m
    Flowers in
    March, April, May

    Doing okay

  • Peepal

    Ficus religiosa

    The tree with heart-shaped leaves that whisper in the smallest breeze. Almost every Nepali village square has one.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
    Elevation
    60–1500 m
    Flowers in
    April, May

    Doing okay