Why biodiversity is important
Biodiversity has been decreased by human activities. In Japan, a quarter of all plant taxa native to Japan – i.e., approximately 1,700 taxa of 7,000 native taxa –are classified as endangered plants.
Examples of endangered plants conserved and investigated in the Tsukuba Botanical Garden
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Lysionotus apicidens |
Glaucidium palmatum |
Dryopteris shibipedis |
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Pieris koidzumiana |
Liparis truncata |
Tricyrtis macranthopsis |
Potamogeton dentatus |
