page_title: Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe
section_title: Flora
hierarchical_section_title: Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe / Flora
caption_attribution_description: English: The Deosai National Park in Skardu district, Pakistan. In the Deosai Plains of the far western Tibetan Plateau. This picture was taken by myself, Kashiff, during my visit to the plains.
context_page_description: The Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion found in parts of Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and India.
context_section_description: Most of this ecoregion consists of grasslands and herbaceous plants. Protected slopes and ravines contains Salix denticulata, Mertensia tibetica, Potentilla desertorum, Juniperus polycarpus, Polygonum viviparum, Berberis pachyacantha, Rosa webbiana, and Spiraea lycoides. Where vegetation ceases to grow, around 4,500 metres (14,800 ft), are found Delphinium cashmerianum, Glechoma tibetica, Silene longicarpophora, Potentilla fruticosa, and Nepeta spp. 
  Shrublands and woodlands are found in valley bottoms. These include Hippophae rhamnoides, Myricaria elegans, Salix viminalis, Capparis spinosa, Tribulus terrestris, Pegamum harmala, Sophora alopecuroides, and Lycium ruthenicum. A few remnant steppe forests of Juniperus macropoda and Juniperus indica are still found here.
caption: Deosai National Park in Pakistan.
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