Kas is a biodiversity Hotspot near Satara, Maharashtra. It is a plateau full of surprises! In rainy season one can observe hundreds of wildflower species. the main attraction is the Karvi which is a flowering plant, flowers only one in seven years. If you want get lost in a cold atmosphere, Magical mystic fog, Untouched roads leading nowhere...well kas is a perfect place...

5. The Unique Feature Of Kas
Plateau: KARVI
Botanical name:

7. Flowering on each year.
Local name: Common conehead
Botanical name: Karviya calos
Flowering after each seven years
Local name: Mal karvi/ Topli karvi
Botanical name: Pliocols richi
Flowering after each twelve years
Local name: Hill conehead
Botanical name: Nilgirianthus reticulata

16. SPECIES: SMITHIYA(KWLA)
SUBSPECIES:
1.HIRSUTA(KANDIL KWLA)
2.SENSITIVA(LAJALU KWLA)
3.SETYULOSA(MOTHAN KWLA)
4.PERPURIA(BARKA KWLA)

18. SPECIES: UTRICULERIA(SITECHI AASW)
SUBSPECIES:
1.GRAMINIFOLIA(KHAR PAPNI)
2.PERPURASENCE(SITECHI AASW)
3.RETICULATA(NILI PAPNI)
4.STELARIS(PAN PAPNI)
5.STAYTULA(CHIRE PAPNI)
THEY EXCLUSIVELY FEED ON MICROORGANISMS.
THERE DIGESTIVE ORGANS ARE PRESENT ON
ROOTS.

19. THEY USE TO TRAP WATER FLOW,
RICH IN
MICROORGANISMS.
DIGEST THEM WITH THE HELP OF
SPECIAL
SECRITIONS.
TO OVERCOME THE DEFFICIANCY
OF NUTIENTS
THEY USE THIS MECHANISM

24. SPECIES:ARIOCOLON
SUBSPECIES:
1.SEGWIK(GEND,AAKASHGEND)
2.TUBERIFERUM(PANGEND)
 EXCLUSIVE FOR KAS PLATEAU.
 15cm TO 20cm IN LENGTH.
 ALSO FOUND IN BLUE, YELLOW, BLACK
COLOURS SHADES.

27. COMMON NAME: JAMBHALI CHIRAYAT

30. COMMON NAME: NILI CHIRAYAT

32. COMMON NAME: CUP-SAUCER FLOWER

35. COMMON NAME: PAND

38. COMMON NAME: NABHALI

41. SPEDIES:ASTARSI
COMMON NAMES OF SUBSPECIES: SONKI, SONSLI,
SONTIKLI, SONSRI, LAJWANTI.
•Presence of ray flowers in the form of
cluster of 5 to 50 flowers arranged on a
disc flower.
•Take part in reproduction.

43. SPECIES:ZINZIBRESI
SUBSPECIES:
1.CURCUMA PSEUDOMONTANA(RANHALAD)
2.CURCUMA NILGIRIANSIS(GOURIHAR)

45. COMMON NAME: RANPAWTA

47. SPECIES: ASTERCY
COMMON NAME: KALI MUSALI

49. COMMON NAME: ABOLIMA

51. SPECIES:SEROPEJIYA(KANDILFUL)
SUBSPECIES:
1.SAHYADRICA(PANDHARI KHARCHUDI)
2.OCULATA(MOR KHARCHUDI)
3.HIRSUTA(HAMNA)
4.MIDIYA(KHARCHUDI)
5.JENI
6.WINSIFOLIA

53. THE SPECIAL PROPERTY OF THIS KIND OF
FLOWERS IS
THEY HAVE A INSECT TRAPING SYSTEM NOT TO
EAT,
BUT FOR POLLENATION.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 TYPES FOUN IN
WORLD.
AND MORE THAN 20 IN SAHYADRI RENGES.

55. THEY HAVE A BEAUTYFUL OPENIG FROM WHICH
POLENNETING INSECT KIDNAPED FOR SOMETIME.
THAT INSECT WILL TRY TO COME OUT AND ITS
VIGUROUS STRIVE FOR SURVIVAL REASULTS IN
POLLONATION.
AFTER THAT FLOWER RELEASES THE INSECT.
DUE TO INSECT SPECIFICITY FOR POLLONATION
KANDILFUL ADOPT THIS KIND OF MECHANISM.

58. ORCHID IS THE WORLDS BEST FLOWER FAMILY.
MORE THAD 25,000 SPECIES OF ORCHIDS
FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE SUBSPECIES ‘HBENARIYA’ LATIN MEANING ‘A
BRIDLE’ AND ITS MORE THAN 10 TYPES FOUND
ON KAS.
ITS NAME HBENARIYA DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
TRUNK LIKE SUBPETAL .
IN MARATHI IT IS CALLED AS ‘AAMRI’.

60. THE TYPES COMMONLY FOUND ON KAS ARE:
1) AAKASH AAMRI
2) PIWALI AAMRI
3) HIRVI AAMRI
4) LAL CHPTI AAMRI
5) CHIRE AAMRI
6) BAHULI AMRI
7) KANGWA AAMRI
8) AASHADH AAMRI
9) SHEPUTWALI AAMRI
10) PACHGANI AAMRI

65. HERE ARE SOME ORCHIDS WICH ARE PARASITIC
IN NATUR.
YOU CAN OBESERVE AERIAL ROOTS AND
PENITRATING ROOTS

71. SOME OF THEM ARE AUTOTROPHS ALSO.
THEY AMEZINGLY HAVE ONLY ROOT,
SINGLE LEAF, AND A SINGLE FLOWER STUCTURE.
THEY USE TO GROW ONLY ONCE AS LEAF,
PRODUSE A SINGLE FLOWER AND DIE.
THERE LIFE CYCLE COMPLETE ONLY IN 6 TO 7
DAYS.

77. LICHENS ARE THE SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION
OF ALGAE AND FUNGI.
ON KAS YOU CAN OBSERVE ‘CORTICOLOUS
LICHENS’, THOSE GROWING ON THE BARK OF
TREES.

80. ‘SAXICOLOUS’ ARE THOSE GROWING ROCKS

82. MOSSES