Achievement:
The survey and phyto-sociological study was carried out in Rakchham Chitkul wildlife Sanctuary, district Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh and recorded 322 plant species belonging to 70 families and 162 genera. The study also included the presence of 98 plant species of medicinal importance. Twenty two plant species of threatened categories were recorded from the sanctuary, out of which 3 were critically endangered, 11 endangered and 13 vulnerable. Critically Endangered: Aconitum heterophyllum, Dactylorhiza hatagirea and Saussurea obvallata Endangered: Acer caesium, Angelica glauca, Betula utilis, Dioscorea deltoidea, Jurinea dolomiaea, Meconopsis aculeata, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Podohyllum hexandrum, Polygonatum cirrihifolium, Rheum australe and Taxus wallichiana Vulnerable: Aconitum violaceum, Bergenia stracheyi, Heracleum lanatum, Hippophae rhamnoides, Ferula jaeschkeana, Polygonatum verticillatum, Polygonatum multiflorum, Rheum webbianum, Rhodiola heterodonata, Rhododendron anthopogon, Rhododendron campanulatum and Rhododendron lepidotum.

Meconopsis aculeata

Saussurea obvallata

Dactylorhiza hatagirea