
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the region of Gulmarg, Kashmir. A total of 27 ethnomedical plant species belonging to 26 genera and 18 families were reported with the help of some standardize questionnaires among the tribal people. The indigenous knowledge of local people about the native plants was collected through questionnaires and personal interviews during field trips. The study shows the use of plant species for traditional folk medicines and high degree of ehnobotanical novelty. Asteraceae was represented by 5 species, Scrophulariaceae by 3, Lamiaceae, Polygonaceae and Solanaceae by 2 and each of Araceae, Berbidaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Diascoriaceae, Euphobiaceae, Geraniaceae, Hypericeae, Malvaceae, Phytolaceae, Podophyphyllaceae, Rosaceae, Valarianaceae and Violaceae were represented by one species.