Chichibu Birch - Betula chichibuensis

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Critically Endangered. Native exclusively to limestone outcrops in the Okuchichibu and Kitakami Mountains of central and northeast Honshu, Conservation efforts to prevent the species' extinction are ongoing, including at the University of Liverpool's Ness Botanic Gardens and the Bedgebury National Pinetum.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Ness Botanic Gardens, Neston, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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