Impacts of habitat variability on the phenotypic traits of Aconitum violaceum Jacq. ex Stapf. at different altitudes and environmental conditions in the Ladakh Himalaya, India.

Aconitum violaceum Jacq. ex Stapf is endemic to the Northern Himalayan regions of India, Pakistan and Nepal. To adapt endure rigorous stressful situations, phenotypic features a specific plant species vary across different climatic conditions elevations. The aim this study was reveal impact altitude environmental on morphological attributes threatened A. violaceum. Plants at high elevations (Maan-man, 4010m asl) were short; whereas plants grown ecological population-I (Khawous, 3220m showed better growth development in all attributes. It has been noticed that there considerable reduction height, rhizome, leaf dimension, flower number higher Regression analysis Pearson’s correlation coefficient demonstrated positive relationship between height other Principal component (PCA) revealed habitat, (Khawous) Population-II (Numsuru) proved be relatively for luxuriant an From observations, it can inferred grows successfully elevation ranges 3000 3500m ASL. This provides comprehensive account variability concerning suggested suitable environment sustainable cultivation important medicinal Ladakh Himalaya.