Flora
It is called "Wetland of flowers" because there are relatively more flowers compared to other wetlands. These flowers include:
- Lysichiton camtschatcense ミズバショウ、white (June)
- Fritillaria camschatcensis クロユリ、deep purple(June)
- Eriophorum vaginatum ワタスゲ、white cotton (June, July)
- Iris setosa ヒメオウギアヤメ、blue-purple (July)
- Hemerocallis middendorffii エゾカンゾウ、yellow(July)
- Iris ensata var. spontanea ノハナショウブ、red-purple (July)
- Gentiana triflora var. japonica エゾリンドウ blue (September)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)