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Vegetation and Wildlife

Forest Types in HimachalForest Types in Himachal
Name Where Located Broadly Main Species of Trees Height M)
1 Tropical Thorny Solan, Nalagarh, Sirmaur Khair 1000
2 Sub tropical Broad leafed Mandi Sal Sisham Below 1200
3 Tropical Dry deciduous Solan, Nalagarh, Sirmaur Sal, Sisham 1250
4 Sub tropical pine Mandi, Kotgarh, Nachar, Chamba, Kangra Chil, Pine 1000-2200
5 Wet Temperate Shimla, Dharamshala, Kangra, Dalhousie, Mandi, Kullu, Chamba Deodar, Kail, Walnut, Poplar, Maple 1500-3500
6 Sub alpine Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Shimla, Kullu Maple, Oak, Kharsu Above 3500
7 Alpine Cold desert Juniper, Alpine herbs Above 3500


Wildlife Sanctuaries
Name District
1 Banli, Shikari, Nargeno Mandi
2 Chail, Shilli, Darlaghat Solan
3 Kalatop, Khajjiar, Gamgul-siya-behi, Kugti, Sechu-Tuan Nala, Tundah Chamba
4 Kananar, Kokhan, Kais, Manali, Tirthan Kullu
5 Lippa-Asrang, Rakcham-Chitkul, Rupi-Bhaba Kinnaur
6 Naina Devi, Gobind Sagar Bilaspur
7 Pong dam reservoir Kangra
8 Renuka, Simbalwara, Churdhar Sirmaur
9 Shimla watershed catchment area, Talra, Daranghati Shimla