Notes on Naturalized Taxa of Plant Genetic Resource Value in Himachal Pradesh

Several exotic species were observed to be part of the natural flora in parts of Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayan region of India. This paper highlights 56 species occurring in this region at different altitudes and diverse habitat range, identified for potential use as weedy race/close relatives of crops, having economic potential in terms of edible, forage, aesthetic, soil conservation value, etc. The available information on nativity, habitat, distributional range, genetic resource value, other uses and authors’ own observations during explorations has been included to observe the potential of these taxa.