Endangered species Nitella mirabilis var. inokasiraensis documented in abandon paddy field in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, as a new locality

Abstract

Nitella mirabilis Nordstedt ex J. Groves var. inokasiraensis (Kasaki ex R. D. Wood) is an endemic variety in Japan, which is only found in Mitaka, Tokyo Metropolis and Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. We report our finding of N. mirabilis var. inokasiraensis from an abandoned paddy field in the mesomountainous region of Boso hills, Chiba Prefecture, as a new locality.