Distribution and habitat
Psammogeton rani-magotrae is currently known from its type locality Mandal, Jammu region, India. It grows on dry and sandy places at the elevation of 285 m, about 10 Km towards south-west of Jammu. The new species grows in association with Arenaria serpyllifolia L.,Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kitam., Aristida hystrix L. f., Boerhavia diffusa L., Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand., Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl, Evolvulus alsinoides(L.) L., Filago pyramidata L., Ifloga spicata (Forssk.) Sch. Bip., Indigofera cordifolia Roth, I. linifolia(L.f.) Retz., I. linnaei Ali, Lactuca dissecta D. Don,Misopates orontium (L.) Raf., Saccharum spontaneum L.,Sida acuta Burm. f., Taphrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Table 1. Morphological comparison among Psammogeton rani-magotrae and its closely allied species P. canescens and P shivalikense