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INTRODUCTION
Cold desert climates can actually be very hot and dry in the summer, but in the
winter they are brutally cold and dry, with temperatures below freezing. Cold deserts
frequently experience snow. Cold desert climates can feature hot (sometimes
exceptionally hot) and dry summers, though summers typically are not quite as hot
as summers in hot desert climates. Unlike hot desert climates, cold desert climates
usually feature cold, sometimes brutally cold, dry winters with temperatures far below
the freezing point. Cold desert climates are typically found at higher altitudes than
hot desert climates, and are usually drier than hot desert climates. A cold desert
climate is typically found in temperate zones, almost always in the rain shadow of
high mountains which restrict precipitation from the westerly winds, or in the case of
Central Asia, from the monsoon.
The Ladakh region, lying in the Great Himalayas in India also has a cold desert
climate.
The desert type of climate is typical of Leh Ladakh with dry winds blowing
Celsius.
The remaining year is hotter in the hills and temperatures in summer go up to
30 degree Celsius.
Abnormal rains in winter often cause the temperature to dip further.
With the winter season lasting more than half the year, summer is a short
spell that is mostly dry and windy. Summer season lasts from May to
September.
VEGETATION :- LADAKH
Natural vegetation mainly occurs along water courses and on high altitude
areas that receive more snow and cooler summer temperatures.
TYPES OF VEGETATION :1. ARID VEGETATION :Its further divided into desert and semi-desert types, it covers large area of Ladakh.
EXAMPLES:
o Artemisia : many-branched, pale-grey shrub with yellow flowers and silverygrey foliage, which is generally 0.53 m tall.[A deep taproot 14 m in length,
coupled with laterally spreading roots near the surface, allows sagebrush to
gather water from both surface precipitation and the water table several
meters beneath.
o Caragana: It is a perennial shrub or small tree up to 26 m (6 ft 7 in19 ft
8 in) tall. Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow
one to three feet during the first year after trimming
Fig .1 - Artemisia
2. OASITIC VEGETATION :This type of vegetation is represented by a variety of exotic as well as indigenous
species, growing near habitation, along water channels, streams and in moist place.
3. ALPINE VEGETATION :It is found on some hill slopes where melt water from glaciers or snow patches
allows a richer plant to develop.
4. DESERT VEGETATION :This zone is characterized by little or no rainfall, low humidity, extreme fluctuation of
diurnal temperature and high velocity winds. Majority of plant species have long
roots and have small leaves.
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM :-
ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM :-
ACONITUM VIOLACEUM :-
ALLIUM CAROLINIANUM :-
value.
Conservation Status: Rare
Threats: Being uprooted for medicinal uses.
Common name : Wild garlic
Local name: Koshuk or Skotche
Family: Amaryllidaceae