2015 Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 117-119
Sphagnum platyphyllum (Braithwaite) Warnst. was found around Lake Komadome, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan. Small communities of this species were growing on the wet volcanic rocks, 20-30 cm height from the surface of the lake. Occurrence of S. platyphyllum was reconfirmed after 60 years from the first record, at the second record of the locality in Japan.