Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation. Thus, cultivated crops and fruits, orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation
Vegetation of Telangana
Telangana is situated largely in an upland region of the Deccan (peninsular India). Much of its surface area is occupied by the Telangana Plateau in the north and the Golconda Plateau in the south
Drainage is dominated by the basins of the Godavari River in the north and the Krishna River in the south. As a result of erosion, the topography of the plateau region consists of graded valleys with red sandy soil and isolated hills. Black soil is also found in certain parts of the area.
Telangana has three seasons: summer, from March to June; a period of tropical rains from July to September; and winter, from October to February.
Thorny vegetation covers the scattered hills of the plateau areas, while dense woodlands are found in the northeast along and near the Godavari River. The forests, covering about one-fourth of the land area, consist of both moist deciduous and dry savanna vegetation; teak, rosewood, wild fruit trees, and bamboo are plentiful. Elsewhere in the state, neem (which produces an aromatic oil), banyan, mango, and pipal (or Bo; Ficusreligiosa) are among the common trees.
The type of forests met within Telangana are Tropical moist deciduous forests, Southern dry deciduous forests, Northern mixed dry deciduous forests, Dry savannah forests and Tropical dry evergreen scrub.
Animal life includes tigers, blackbucks, hyenas, sloth bears, gaurs, and chital, which abound in the hills and forest areas. There are also hundreds of species of birds, including flamingos and pelicans. Telangana is home to some two dozen national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and protected areas, including two tiger reserves that adjoin similar facilities in neighboring states.
Vegetation of Haryana
Haryana does not have much area under forest cover - most of its land (80%) is under cultivation - but it still diverts more forest land than any other state for non-forestry purposes, such as construction, infrastructure and industrial projects. Haryana along with Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra are top five states which together diverted more than 50% of the total diversion of forest area
Haryana is primarily an agricultural state with almost 80% of its land being used for cultivation.
According to the India State of Forest Report 2015, forestry activities in Haryana are dispersed over rugged Shiwalik hills in north, Aravalli hills in south, sand dunes in west and wastelands, saline-alkaline lands and waterlogged sites in the central part of the state.
These forests are found in the northeastern states along the foothills of Himalayas Shiwalik region. Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, Kusum, and sandalwood etc. are the main species of these forests. Dry deciduous forest of Haryana
