500 Important Wetlands in Japan
Ishikawa, Gifu

No.209
Hakusan Wetlands and Snow Patches
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Criteria for selection:1
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City:C/Town:T/
Village:V
Wetland type Biota Habitat Reason for selection
Ishikawa:
Shiramine V,
Oguchi V,
Yoshinodani V
Gifu:
Shirakawa V
Snow patches Wetland
vegetation
Wetlands and
snow patches
in Haku-san
This site represents the type locality for many plant species. Among alpine plants such as Primula cuneifolia, there are many species for which Hakusan is the western distribution limit in Japan. Especially noteworthy are massive communities of Fritillaria camtschatcensis.

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