Floristic Diversity of Raichur Fort Karnataka India

A survey on the flora of Raichur fort was carried out from march 2019 to February 2020. Raichur fort lies between 15o 9o and 160 34 N latitude and 770 46 and 35E longitude. And it is situated 398.37 MSL. In the present study, 158 plant species belonging to39 families of Angiosperms, 04 species of Pteridophytes, 03 species of Bryophyte, 04 species of Algae were collected and recorded from the rocks and fort walls and ponds of Raichur fort. The discrepancy in the floristic diversity of fort may be due to the topography of the soil and the climatic condition of the region.