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A work was carried out to study the diversity of medicinal plant at Annallur Kole lands of Chalakudy, Thrissur. The main aim of the study was to identify the medicinal plants of the kole land , their uses , wetland plant diversity, importance of wetlands and to create awareness about it. Work was done from the period of September to December 2019. Frequent field visit were made, plants were collected and identified with the help of standard flora and with the help of experts from the field of taxonomy. It was observed that the area is rich in plant diversity . We observed 53 plants belonging to 25 families. The medicinal use of each plant were also examined and tabulated. In the present analysis of kole land flora, members of the family Asteraceae were predominant with Eight genus then Convolvulaceae followed by Fabaceae with five and four members respectively.. Then by Cyperaceae,Amaranthaceae, Onagraceae ,Acanthaceae,Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae members were also there. The data compiled in this study highlights the diversity and abundance of plants with medicinal properties in this wetland system. This necessarily leads to create a better understanding of medicinal plants of kole lands to the present community.