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 ifferent vegetation types are met in the Sanctuary. The major
area comprises of northern dry deciduous forest, moist mixed forest. Sal, Khair-Sissoo association (Riverine) and alluvial Savannah. More than 30% of the
total area is under grassland. Dense stand of grasses are comprised of Saccharum
spp., Themeda arundinacea, T.villosa, Setaria |
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palmifolia, Cymbopogan spp.,
Thysanolaena maxima, Phragmites Karka, Arundo donax and imperata cyclindrica.
Interspersed in the grassland are trees such as Sissoo, Khair, Simul, and Siris
etc. Flood plain grassland interspersed with marshy and swampy land and the
adjoining riverine forests are the ideal habitat of the
Rhinoceros and its
associates. |