"Kaas Pathar" is a platue situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri
range, 22 kilometers from Satara city
in
Maharashtra. It is known for various types of wild flowers which bloom
during August-September every year. The area of plateau is located at a
height of 1200 mt and is approximately 1,000 hectare. The
name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). It has
been declared as Biodiversity World Heritage Site by The United Nations
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The place has more than 850 different species of flowers and other plants including Orchids
, Karvy
and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica
. This falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster
of Western Ghats
which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
.
