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Valley of Flowers National Park

Valley of Flowers National Park.

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Valley of Flowers National Park

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  1. Valley of Flowers National Park

  2. Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, nestled high in West Himalaya, is renowned for its meadows ofendemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. It is located in Uttarakhandstate. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep.

  3. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km².The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. The locals, of course, always knew of the existence of the valley, and believed that it was inhabited by fairies. The valley is home to many celebrated flowers like the Brahmakamal, the Blue Poppy and the Cobra Lily. It is a much sought after haunt for flower-lovers, botanists and trekkers.

  4. The park is open only in summer between June and October, being covered with heavy snow during the rest of the year.

  5. The park is home to tahr, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox, common langur, bharal, serow, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan brown bear,Pika (Mouse hare) and a huge variety of butterflies. Among the important birds and pheasant are, Himalayan Golden Eagle, Griffon Vulture,Snow Partridge, Himalayan Snowcock, Himalayan Monal, Snow Pigeon, Sparrow Hawk etc.

  6. Flowers mostly orchids, poppies, primulas, marigold, daisies and anemones carpet the ground. Sub-alpine forests of birch and rhododendron cover parts of the park's area. A decade long study of Prof. C.P. Kala from 1993 onwards concludes that the Valley of Flowers endows with 520 species of higher plants (angiosperms, gymnosperms and pteridophytes), of these 498 are flowering plants. The park has many species of medicinal plants including Dactylorhizahatagirea, Picrorhizakurrooa, Aconitum violaceum, Polygonatummultiflorum, Fritillariaroylei and Podophyllumhexandrum.

  7. Questions • What is the area of Valley of Flowers? • When was Valley of Flowers declared as a national park? • Why is Valley of Flowers closed in winterand spring? • What kinds of animals live in Valley of Flowers ? • Name some kinds of plants,which grow in Valley of Flowers.

  8. GoodBye. • Баринова,Павлова,Кренделева.10А

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