Flora
The sanctuary vegetation is mostly Tropical Dry Deciduous forest. It is dominated by Babul (Thorn mimosa) along with Prosopis juliflora and the grasses Bermuda grass and Dichanthium foveolatum (Eremopogon foveolatus). A Babul plantation was planted in 1979 by Farm forestry division. The invasive Prosopis is slowly encroaching on much of the sanctuary area, retarding growth of Babuls. The irrigation tank bund and the area outside the tank have Tamarind trees, Fig trees, Neem trees, Portia trees, Silk trees (Albizzia amara), Drumstick trees (murungai Tamil: முருங்கை), and Palmyra palms. The medicinal plants Ocimum sanctum and Gloriosa superba also grow in the area.
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