Phenology and biodiversity of riparian plant species of Ganga River bank at Bharwari (Kaushambi), U.P., India

Plant communities in riparian lands are the main elements which are interacting with both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It is argued that these communities can be used as indicators of the conditions in both upland and aquatic communities. Riparian vegetation protects the stream bank from flood water and also maintains biological diversity along rivers. In present study the phenology and biodiversity of riparian plant species were worked out at two sites i.e. Abandoned land and Cultivated cropland, on the Ganga River Bank at Bharwari (Kaushambi). It was found that a total of 71 plant species were recorded from both the study sites and biodiversity of plant species was highest on undisturbed site.