Q. The country’s first cryptogenic garden located in which area?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) None of these
ANSWER:- b)
Related facts:-
- On July 11th, 2021, The country’s first cryptogenic garden (non-seed plant) started in Devvan located in Chakrata area of Uttarakhand.
- Situated at an altitude of nine thousand feet and spread over three acres, this garden has about 76 species of cryptogram.
- Cryptograms are primitive plants that do not spread through seeds. This includes algae, mosses, ferns, fungi, and lichens.
- This is the first cryptogenic park in the country, which has been prepared keeping in view the ecological importance of these species.
- Through this garden, it will be easy to make people aware about the plants of this group.
- Cryptograms are plants that have been present on Earth since the Jurassic era.
- These plants are also good bio-indicators, as species such as lichens do not inhabit areas affected by pollution.
- These species also have tremendous economic value. They are used as condiments in famous dishes like Hyderabadi Biryani and Galouti Kebab.
- Many fern species are used for filtering heavy metals.
BY – ABHISHEK KUMAR