Author(s): HC Shrishail and Prashantkumar P

Abstract:
The Structure and composition of vegetation scale is shaped by environmental factors such as sunlight temperature and moisture. The diversity of plant species is strongly releated to climate. The present paper deals with the epilithophytes of Gulbarga fort. A total 59 species and 47 genera belonging to different 22 families have been recorded. It is observed that the number of plants was highest in the rainy season and lower in the summer season. Fort wall flora shows very poor representation of monocotyledons. It is interesting to note that the family Poaceae occupies top position among the families and the fenus Cyprus Linn. amongest the genera.