The most heat-resistant plant in the Taupo volcanic belt, the dwarf swan neck.

Some species like temperature.
a plant survey of Highly Active Volcanic Areas in New Zealand found that several plants (dwarf swan necks) can still survive in such extreme conditions where soil temperatures reach 98.5 degrees Celsius.
geothermal field is the ground heated by lava below, which is often known as hot springs and geysers.
but they also contain different vegetation.
, of the New Zealand Centre for The Study of Care and Land, and colleagues surveyed 15 sites in the Taupo volcanic belt on the country's northern island.
they sampled local vegetation and measured soil temperature, analyzing soil samples to understand their acidity and metal content.
that use geothermal fieldes often have extreme pH, which is usually high, and sometimes contains levels of metals (such as aluminum) that are even toxic, which is thought to affect plant growth.
team found that unlike the surrounding forests, the highest plant growing in the geothermal field is the bush.
researchers measured the temperature 10 cm below the surface and found that plants with shallow roots, such as moss and moss, were the only remaining plants in the hot soil area.
and colleagues found that moss, known as dwarf swan necks, was the most heat-resistant plant found in the survey area, and that they could survive in soils with temperatures of up to 72 degrees Celsius.
" it can support only one species.
plants can survive in environments above 80 degrees Celsius, except for warm algae," Smale said.
because the temperature at these sites increases with depth, even these heat-resistant species grow only a few centimeters above the hot soil.
they have developed shorter root systems or roots that grow horizontally rather than downwards.
Smale and his team want to classify geothermal field vegetation in the Taupo volcanic belt to understand what conservation strategies need to be adopted.
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