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Kaziranga National Park |
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The flora in
Kaziranga National Park chiefly constitute of three major types:
alluvial inundated grasslands comprising of tall thickets of
elephant grass and short grasses, tropical wet evergreen forests
and tropical semi-evergreen forests. But, the main characteristics
of flora in Kaziranga are the dense and tall elephant grass
intermixed by small swamplands left behind by the receding floodwaters
of the river Brahmaputra.
In addition to grasses and forests, the swamps of Kaziranga
National Park have an abundant cover of water lilies, water
hyacinth and lotus, providing a beautiful look to the surroundings
of the park. Rattan Cane, which is a type of climbing palm,
also adds to the natural beauty of Kaziranga National Park.
According to a Landsat data for 1986, the different vegetation
coverage in Kaziranga National Park is as follows: Tall thickets
of elephant grasses 41%, short grasses 11%, open jungle 29%,
rivers and water bodies 8%, sand 6% and swamps 4%.
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