Naejangsan National Park, Rare Plant Gajideobusari Blooms Earlier Than Usual This Year

Discovery During the Investigation Process of the Bijanamu National Survey Team

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Baegamsa Office of Naejangsan National Park under the Korea National Park Service (Director Lee Jeon-ung) announced on the 23rd that a new habitat of the rare plant Phacellanthus tubiflorus was discovered during the survey conducted by the 'Taxus National Survey Team.'

Phacellanthus tubiflorus Siebold & Zucc, a member of the Phacellanthus genus in the family Orobanchaceae, is a parasitic plant that lives on other plants and blooms in July.

This plant grows in high mountain areas and is known to be rarely found in Jirisan, Songnisan, and Hallasan. It is very small, about 5 to 10 cm tall, and the plant body is white or pale yellow, making it hard to notice. As a parasitic plant, it has no leaves and lacks chlorophyll.

Kim Byung-su, Head of the Resource Conservation Division, stated, “We will actively work to conserve the habitats of native plants and improve their living environments.”

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