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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Cupressaceae (ヒノキ科) > Thujopsis dolabrata
Thujopsis Sieb. et Zucc. (アスナロ)Asunaro/Hiba (アスナロ, 翌檜/ヒバ, 比婆, s.l.), Aomori cypressLifeform: evergreen coniferous tree Distribution: endemic to Japan (Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu) Habitat: mesic mountainous forests (shade-tolerant) flora on Mount Usu Fruit: cone, produced in and around October☛ The Kiso five trees (木曽五木) var. hondae Makino Hiba/Hinoki-asunaro (ヒバ s.s., 比婆/ヒノキアスナロ, 檜翌檜) Distribution: Japan-Sea side (Sado Island, northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido) |
Stomatal band: broad, clearly defined, and noticeably bright
The white bands appear as thick, conspicuous stripes with strong contrast Use: wood
f. uchimappeana Hayashi (ホソバアスナロ) Distribution: Pacific-Ocean side, south to central Honshu Stomatal band: narrow and somewhat indistinct The white bands appear as thin, fine lines on the underside of the leaf |
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[1/2] on the bottom of the Yu-Kun (K-1) Crater, that erupted in 2000, of Mount Usu on July 25 2018. [3/4] in Tofuku-ji Temple (東福寺), Kyoto, on March 15 2026.