The cold desert in Himalayas are home of unique and threatened plants. The landscapes of cold deserts are rich in biodiversity due to unique topography, climatic conditions and variation in plant diversity in different habitats. The plant diversity provides information on plant wealth of particular area. The present investigation was conducted to know the phytodiversity of herbs in Kibber Beat of Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) during 2017-2019. The study included dominance of vegetation, diversity indices and documentation of threatened plants. Total 12 communities, 22 family, 50 genera and 71 species were recorded during the study in Kibber Beat of the Sanctuary. Total 4 numbers of threatened plants were recorded viz., Arnebia euchroma, Berginia stracheyi, Physochlaena praealta and Rhodiola heterodonta. Total density/m2 of herbs varied from 7.35 to 54.85. Maximum value of diversity index (H) in communities was 2.84 and minimum was 1.81. Ex-situ conservation of plants is required

Cold desert, Kibber, herbs, community and phytosociology.

The population dynamic of species should be regularly monitored for those species which have less density in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary. The conservation and mangement strategies should be prepared especially for threatened species and plants of socio-economic importance.

Kumar, R., Verma, R. K. Kumar, S., Thakur, C., Prakash, R., Kumari, K., Dushyant and Yadav, S. (2020). Diversity of herbs in Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary of Distt. Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 12(2): 01-1