PTERIDOPHYTIC DISTRIBUTION IN THE FOREST REGION OF YELLAPUR TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

Yellapur taluk comes in Uttar Kannada district and is one of the biodiversity richest places of Western Ghats and includes many flora and fauna. Present work includes the distribution of Pteridophytes of Yellapura taluk. It includes 28 species of Pteridophytes of 17 families. Pteridophyte work is a new addition to Yellapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.