Sphagnum gracilis - Sphagnum gracilis

Japanese: キダチミズゴケ - きだちみずごけ
Sphagnum gracilis - Sphagnum gracilis

...This is the only confirmed habitat of sundew in Honshu, and the oze-kōhō is the same as the nippon water lily found in Hokkaido and other places, and is considered a relict species from the glacial period. There are 20 species of sphagnum, which plays an important role in the composition of the unique landscape of the field, and the species composition and ecology of the moss, such as the widespread growth of sphagnum moss, are unparalleled in Japan. In terms of fauna, almost all of the northern dragonflies found in Honshu live here, and it is considered the de facto southern limit of the northern dragonfly world. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Sphagnum moss" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ナガバノモウセンゴケは本州唯一の確実な産地であり,オゼコウホネは北海道などにあるネムロコウホネと同じもので,氷期の遺存種とみなされている。原の特異な景観の構成に重要な役割を果たしているミズゴケは20種に及び,キダチミズゴケが広範囲に生育していることなど種構成およびその生態からみて日本では他に類例を見ない。また,動物では本州における北方系のトンボ類のほとんど全部がここに生息し,北方系のトンボの世界における事実上の南限とみなされている。…

※「キダチミズゴケ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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