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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) > Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (シソ科) > Ajuga yesoensis
Ajuga L. (キランソウ)Nishikigoromo (ニシキゴロモ, 錦衣)Lifeform: perennial forb < 15 cm high Distribution: endemic to Japan (mainly in Japan Sea side) Habitat: grasslands, sunny deciduous forests, and forest edges var. tsukubana Nakai (ツクバキンモンソウ), Pacific Sea side (endemic to Honshu and Shikoku) f. albiflora Honda (シロバナニシキゴロモ) |
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[1] a patch. [2] close-up of flowers. On the southern foot of Mount Usu on May 13 2011.