Subarctic evergreen coniferous forests

Overview

Vegetation of Subarctic climate where conifer trees are dominant.

Distribution (Horizontal)

northern Honshu, Hokkaido

Distribution (Vertical)

Basal zones and Colline zones (eastern Hokkaido), Montane zones (western Hokkaido), Alpine zones (northern Honshu)

Index plants

Picea sp., Northern Japanese hemlocks (Tsuga diversifolia), Veitch's firs (Abies veitchii)

Plant composition

Picea jezoensis subsp. hondoensis, Northern Japanese hemlocks (Tsuga diversifolia), Veitch's firs (Abies veitchii), Maries' firs (Abies mariesii), Jezo spruces (Picea jezoensis), Sakhalin firs (Abies sachalinensis)