Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Systematic enumeration. 3. Analysis of the flora. Photographs and selected sketches of plants. Selected bibliography. Index: Botanical names.

Systematic and sensitive study of plants of particular place is called flora and in this flora “Legume and Thistle Flora of Kumaun, Western Himalaya, India” describes 522 species of four families i.e. Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae and Asteraceae. The Asteraceae spread over 177 genera. 60 genera belongs to Fabaceae, 8 genera to Caesalpiniaceae, 6 genera to Mimosaceae and 103 genera to Asteraceae with having 206, 30, 21 and 265 species respectively. The families and species are arranged in alphabetical order. The present flora will be a interest of researchers, naturalists, conservationists, trackers, botanists, nature lovers, students, teachers and traditional practitioners etc.