Sanyogita Thakare,
Praveenkumar Nasare,
- Research Scholar, Department of Botany, Institute of Higher Learning and Research in Botany, Nilkanthrao Shinde Science and Arts College, Bhadrawati, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
- Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Nilkanthrao Shinde Science and Arts College, Bhadrawati, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
Abstract
Hydrophytes play a crucial role in aquatic ecosystems as good indicators of water pollution. The present survey was carried out from September 2023 to August 2024. During this study period, a total of 25 macrophytes belonging to 4 free-floating species, 7 free-floating suspended submerged species, 05 rooted floating leaves species, 6 rooted submerged species, and 3 rooted emergent species were observed in six lakes (Dhoodhala lake, Lendara lake, Mashanghat [Malhar] lake, Dolara lake, Lonara lake, and Mohabala lake) of Bhadrawati tahsil, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. In Dhoodhala lake, Ceratophyllum sp. was found dominant, followed by Trapa sp., Nymphoides hydrophylla, Nymphoides indicum, Sagitaria obtusifolia, Hydrilla vercillata, Utricularia sp., Nymphaea sp., Vallisneria spiralis, and macroalgae were observed, e.g., Chara sp., Nigella sp. Lendara Lake was found to have Ceratophyllum sp. dominant during the study period. In Mashanghat Lake, also known as Malhar Lake, found dominant Ceratophyllum sp., followed by Salvinia natans, Salvinia molesta, Pistia stratiotes, Spirodella polyrhiza, Azolla pinnata, and Lemna minor. In Dolara Lake, abundant growth of Pistia stratiotes was found. Lake Lonara was less polluted. Hydrilla verticilliata and Najas minor were dominant, followed by Elodea sp. Nymphoides sp., Najas matina, and Vallisneria spiralis grow well. Pistia stratiotes is not found in Lonara Lake. In Mohabala lake, dominant growth of Vallisneria spiralis, Hydrilla verticillata, Ottelia alismoides, Pomatogeton sp., Nymphya sp. Nymphoides hydrophylla, Nymphoides indica, Najas minor, Spirodella polyrhiza, Lemna sp., Azolla sp., Wolffia sp., Sagitaria obtusifolia, Vallisneria sp., Utricularia sp., Blyxa aubertii Rich., and Pistia stratiotes were not found in Mohabala Lake.
Keywords: Hydrophytes, aquatic macrophytes, water, pollution, Bhadrawati
[This article belongs to Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany ]
Sanyogita Thakare, Praveenkumar Nasare. Study of Hydrophytes in Lakes of Bhadrawati Region, District-Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany. 2025; 14(03):16-28.
Sanyogita Thakare, Praveenkumar Nasare. Study of Hydrophytes in Lakes of Bhadrawati Region, District-Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany. 2025; 14(03):16-28. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjob/article=2025/view=229344
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Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 03 |
| Received | 16/04/2025 |
| Accepted | 08/07/2025 |
| Published | 09/07/2025 |
| Publication Time | 84 Days |
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