Natural Habitat of White Forsythias in Yulji-ri, Goesan

White forsythia is a rare plant that grows only in Korea, belonging to the same family as forsythia; like forsythia, its flowers open before the leaves in early spring. It is a low shrub, only 1-1.5m tall, and its branch tips droop towards the ground in a manner similar to forsythia. Its Korean name is explained in two ways: one derives from the characters for 'beautiful' and 'fan', referring to the beauty of the plant and the fan-like shape of its fruit; the other uses the characters for 'tail' and 'fan', describing the fan-shaped fruit hanging from the tips of the branches. The Natural Habitat of White Forsythias in Yulji-ri, Goesan lies on the slope of a low hill not far from Yulji-ri village. The ground here is thin, made up mostly of rock and coarse stones, because white forsythia is a weak competitor and thrives in barren places where other trees cannot survive, thereby avoiding competition. As the surrounding natural conditions are poor, only small trees grow here; no large trees are found. This site, where white forsythia - a species found nowhere else in the world - grows in concentration, is designated and protected as a natural monument for its value as the habitat of a rare species, significant to plant taxonomy.

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Where it is

Region

Goesan, Chungbuk

Designation

Natural Monument · 천연기념물