湿原と草原の植物
戦場ヶ原と小田代原は、希少な種を含む100種類以上の湿原植物と、草原植物の生育地となっています。戦場ヶ原はホザキシモツケでよく知られています。ホザキシモツケはシモツケ属の植物で、夏に花を咲かせ、本州では奥日光と、長野県の霧ケ峰だけにしか自生しません。戦場ヶ原では６月、湿地に生えるワタスゲの群落が見られ、小田代原は、ノアザミや7月に白い花を咲かせるイブキトラノオなど色とりどりの草原植物が生育しています。
奧日光では、同じ公園の中で湿地と草原の両方の景観を楽しむ、貴重な機会を得られるでしょう。
Wetland and Grassland Flora
The Senjogahara Wetland and the Odashirogahara Wetland provide habitat for over 100 species of wetland and grassland plants, including a number of rare species.
Senjogahara Wetland is home to Hozaki shimotsuke (Spiraera salicifolia), a type of spiraea prized for its beautiful flowers in the summer. On Honshu, the main island of Japan, it is only found in Oku-Nikko and on Kirigamine in Nagano Prefecture. Hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) proliferates in the Senjogahara Wetland in June, while the Odashirogahara Wetland has many colorful plants such as the Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum), and Ibukitorano (Bistorta officinalis (Delarbre) subsp. japonica) which exhibits white blooms in July. Oku-Nikko offers a rare opportunity to see grassland and wetland plants within the same park.
