Korean Winter Hazel
Corylopsis coreana · Hamamelidaceae · 히어리
Look
- Leaves
- Alternate, egg-round leaves 5 to 9 cm long with a short pointed tip, heart-shaped base and pointed teeth. Green above and grayish white below with distinct lateral veins; the leaf stalk is 1.5 to 2.8 cm.
- Flowers
- From late March to April, bright yellow flowers open before the leaves, 8 to 12 hanging in a raceme. There are 5 sepals, 5 petals and 5 stamens.
- Fruit
- The fruit is a round two-chambered capsule that splits in two; the seeds are black and mature in September.
Where it grows
- In Korea
- Native (Korean Peninsula)
- Native to
- A Korean endemic plant, found on Jirisan and Baegunsan in Jeollanam-do, and in Suwon and Pocheon Baegunsan in Gyeonggi-do.
- Ecology
- Grows on mountain foothills.