<P> Kanha Tiger Reserve is home to over 1000 species of flowering plants . The lowland forest is a mixture of sal (Shorea robusta) and other mixed forest trees, interspersed with meadows . The highland forests are tropical moist dry deciduous type and of a completely different nature with bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) on slopes . A very good looking Indian ghost tree (Davidia involucrata) can also be seen in the dense forest . </P> <P> Kanha Tiger Reserve abounds in meadows or maidans which are basically open grasslands that have sprung up in fields of abandoned villages, evacuated to make way for the animals . Kanha meadow is one such example . There are many species of grass recorded at Kanha some of which are important for the survival of barasingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi). Dense forested zones with good crown cover has abundant species of climbers, shrubs and herbs flourishing in the understory . Aquatic plants in numerous tal (lakes) are life line for migratory and wetland species of birds . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Meadows at Kanha </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Open forest at Kanha </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Tiger at Kanha hiding in bamboo </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Axis in Kanha </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Meadows at Kanha </P> </Li>

Total count of animals in kanha national park