▁that ▁the ▁dominant ▁family ▁in ▁Valley ▁of ▁Flow ers ▁is ▁A ster aceae ▁with ▁ 6 2 ▁species . ▁ 4 5 ▁medic inal ▁plants ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁local ▁vill agers ▁and ▁several ▁species , ▁such ▁as ▁S auss ure a ▁ob v all ata ▁( bra hm ak am al ) ▁are ▁collected ▁as ▁religious ▁offer ings ▁to ▁god d esses ▁N anda ▁De vi ▁and ▁Sun anda ▁De vi . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁designated ▁a ▁Centre ▁of ▁Plant ▁D iversity . ▁ ▁Character istic ▁of ▁the ▁sub - al pine ▁zone ▁are ▁high ▁alt itude ▁for ests ▁which ▁help ▁to ▁retain ▁mo ist ure ▁and ▁snow ▁and ▁support ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁fl oral ▁and ▁fa unal ▁communities . ▁It ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁un common ▁H imal ay an ▁map le ▁A cer ▁ca es ium ▁( V U ), ▁west ▁H imal ay an ▁fir ▁Ab ies ▁p ind row , ▁H imal ay an ▁white ▁bir ch ▁Bet ula ▁utilis , ▁and ▁Rh od od end ron ▁camp an ul atum ▁with ▁H imal ay an ▁y ew ▁Tax us ▁wall ich iana , ▁S yr ing a ▁em odi ▁and ▁Sor bus ▁lan ata . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁her bs ▁are ▁Ar isa ema ▁j ac qu em ont ii , ▁Bos chn iak ia ▁him ala ica , ▁C ory d alis ▁c ash mer iana , ▁P ole mon ium ▁ca er ul ium , ▁Pol ygon um ▁pol yst ach y um