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Volcanic sundews: an ecologically unique population of round-leaved sundews (Drosera rotundifolia) growing on an active volcano in Hokkaido, Japan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Drosera rotundifolia has one of the widest natural distributions of any carnivorous plant species, and is commonly associated with bogland habitats. New observations are presented of an ecologically unique population of D. rotundifolia growing on the gravely, poorly vegetated, slopes of an active volcano in Hokkaido, Japan. These field observations highlight the ecological plasticity of D. rotundifolia and indicate that under appropriate biotic and abiotic conditions, it can thrive in atypical habitats.

Source: Carnivorous Plant Newsletter

DOI: 10.55360/cpn542.kk148

Author: Ken Kwak

Institution: Hokkaido University

Language: English

Topic: Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4410029486