International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 8 5 2019 05 10 Bryophyte diversity of Jammu and Kashmir State, India 21 28 EN Mishra S. 1 Department of Biomedical Science, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi-110096, India Khatri M. 2 Department of Biomedical Science, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi-110096, India Mehra V. 3 Department of Biomedical Science, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi-110096, India Mohd. Yousuf Paray* and Parminder Singh Dehar 1 Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, India Dilip B. Meshram 1 Department of Zoology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur-440033, India Suresh C. Masram 2 Department of Zoology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur-440033, India Vidya V. Baile 3 Department of Zoology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur-440033, India Sameer Ahmad Thoker 1 School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, MP, India Sapan Patel 2 School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, MP, India > Research Paper 2019 1 20 2019 05 10 Bryophytes are unique group of land plants which exhibit maximum gametophytic diversity among the entire plant kingdom. They are cosmopolitan in distribution but their luxuriance is determined by a number of environmental factors like light, humidity, Temperature, ph, altitude etc. Himalayas which provide humid and shady conditions are suitable habitats for bryophyte growth. Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the extreme north of Indian union which lies between the coordinates 32°17` to 37°20`north latitude and 73°25 to 80° 30 east longitude. Several tribal communities from different corners of world use different species of bryophyte against several disorders and same is the case of tribal peoples of Jammu and Kashmir. Copyright@ International Science Community Association