Thar Desert

The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a desert located in western India and southeastern Pakistan. It lies mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern Sind province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan's Punjab province. In Pakistan's Punjab province it is known as the Cholistan Desert. The Thar Desert is bounded on the northwest by the Sutlej River, on the east by the Aravalli Range, on the south by the salt marsh known as the Rann of Kutch, and on the west by the Indus River.

Natural vegetation

The natural vegetation is classed as Northern Desert Thorn Forest (Champion 1936). These occur in small clumps scattered in a more or less open forms. Density and size of patches increase from West to East following the increase in rainfall. Natural vegetation of Thar Desert is composed of following tree, shrub and herb species.

Related Topics:
Tree - Shrub - Herb

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Tree species

Acacia leucophloea,

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Acacia senegal,

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Anogeissus rotundifolia,

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Prosopis cineraria,

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Salvadora oleodes,

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Tecomella undulata

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Small trees and shrubs

Calligonum polygonoides,

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Acacia jacquemontii,

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Balanites roxburghii,

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Ziziphus nummularia,

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Calotropis procera,

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Suaeda fruticosa,

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Crotolaria burhia,

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Aerva tomentosa,

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Clerodendrum multiflrum,

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Leptadenia pyrotechnica,

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Lycium barbarum,

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Grewia populifolia,

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Commiphora mukul,

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Euphorbia nerifolia,

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Cordia rothii,

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Maytenus emorginata

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Herbs

Eleusine compressa,

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Dactyloctenium scindicum,

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Cenchrus biflorus,

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Cenchrus setigerus,

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Lasiurus hirsutus,

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Cynodon dactylon,

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Panicum turgidum,

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Panicum antidotale,

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Dichanthium annulatum,

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Sporobolus marginatus,

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Saccharum spontaneum,

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Cenchrus ciliaris,

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Desmostachya bipinnata,

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Cyperus arenarius,

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Erogrostis species,

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Ergamopagan species,

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Phragmitis species,

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Typha species

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