This Field Guide has been brought out as a 'user friendly companion' for the natualists, foresters and trekkers to the' Land of five Kedars' and surrounds who wish to rejoice the astouding beauty of Himalayan flowes and keen to refresh their field botany. This guide is based on an extensive explorations made by the authors in various parts of kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary sprawls between the inner valleys of Mandakini on the left extreme and Alakanada gorge on the north-eastern flank. The sanctuary harbours a diverse array of flora and fauna typical of western Himalaya. Owing to a wide altitudinal range of about 1100 to 7068 m asl, varied topography and bioedaphic conditions, one finds a large number of vegetation types, rich array of mammals, butterflies, birds and reptiles.

More than 575 species have been describe with the photographs. The maximum care is taken while describing the species character, as making it understandable to the wider visitors, reseaerchers, local communities and tourists. Tough scientific and boyanical terms are avoided.

An annexure has been provided in the last containing all the plant recorded from the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary and its environ with their lical name, distribution range, habit and flower colour. More than 1100 plant species have been listed according to Bentham and Hooker system classification.