India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district on July 11, 2021.
- Around 50 species have been grown in the garden at Deoban in Chakrata at a commanding height of 9,000 ft.
- Deoban has pristine majestic forests of Deodar and Oak which create a natural habitat for cryptogamic species.
What are Cryptogamae plants?
- Cryptogamae means “hidden reproduction” referring to the fact that no seed, no flowers are produced. Thus, cryptogams represent the non-seed bearing plants.
- Algae, bryophytes (moss, liverworts), lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-known groups of cryptogams that require moist conditions to survive.
