Honshū alpine conifer forests

The Honshū alpine conifer forests ecoregion covers 4,400 square miles (11,000 km²) in the high-elevation mountains of central Honshū and the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan. It is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in the Palearctic realm.

Ecoregion: Honshū alpine conifer forests
Forest in the Okuchichibu Mountains
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Geography
Area	11,396 km2 (4,400 sq mi)
Countries	Japan

Flora

Northern Japanese hemlock grow with species of Rhododendron and Menziesia. Maries' fir, Veitch's fir, and Jezo spruce grow in forests with plentiful herbs and ferns in their understories. Sasa grass is very dense in places.^[1][2][3]

Fauna

Sika deer and Asian black bear inhabit this ecoregion. Significant birds include the rock ptarmigan and the golden eagle.^[2]

See also

• List of ecoregions in Japan