Herbaceous species composition of an age series of naturally revegetated coal mine spoils on Singrauli Coalfields,India

Abstract

The herbaceous species composition of 2-, 5- and 10-year-old age series of coal mine spoils was studied at Singrauli coalfields, India. The number of species increased with increasing age of the spoil. Two- and five-year old spoils were dominated by species belonging to the families Poaceae and Fabaceae, while the 10-year-old spoil was dominated by species belonging to the families Poaceae and Asteraceae.