Investigation of Aquatic Macrophyte Diversity and Taxonomic Survey from Wainganga River Chamorshi Tehsil, District Gadchiroli (M.S.), India

Abstract

In present investigation, distribution and diversity of macrophytes in Wainganga river in Markanda region Chamorshi Tahsil district Gadchiroli of Maharashtra state, India have been studied, to investigate overall health of the water body. Since the studies on macrophytes diversity are very less in Waingangariver this paper is intended to report macrophytes diversity in present investigation, the present study was conducted on monthly basis for the period of two years from March 2023 to February 2024. The qualitative analytical data was computed and it reveals that macrophytes are abundant. In the present investigation, 20 species from three groups were recorded from Wainganga river ecosystem under study which was categorized by free floating, submerged and marginal aquatic weeds. The data of the present investigation show that the enrichment of an ideal habitat for luxuriant growth of macrophytes.