Chickweed wintergreen

　The Chickweed wintergreen is a plant that quietly produces small, white, star-shaped flowers measuring about 2 cm in diameter. Whilst it is said that around half of the alpine plants found in Japan are endemic to the country, this flower is widely distributed not only across the boreal regions of the Eurasian continent but also in the north-western part of North America.

　In Zaō, it is said to be visible from June onwards, particularly around the summit station of the ropeway. True to its floral meaning of ‘purity of heart’, it is a flower that has a soothing effect on the soul.