Echinosophora koreensis grown at only the area of Yanggu mountains of KangWeon province was regarded to have an ornamental value as an outstanding garden plant.
This experiment was conducted to investigate the habitat environment, morphology, physiology, propagation and cultural requirements of Echinosophora koreensis.
The results were as follows:
1. The elevation of the habitat was 285 to 570 m and gradient was 0 to 25°. Its vegetation coverage was 80 to 100% and its pH was 5.5 and its soil was arid.
2. The community of its habitat consisted of 56 families, 124 genera, 169 species, 1 subspecies, and 2 varieties. Therefore, the total was 172 taxa.
The indicator species were shown Festuca ovina, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Arundinella hirta, Zoysia japonica, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya, Calamagrostis arundinacea, Patrinia scabiosaefolia, Chrysanthemum zawadskfi var. latilobum, Patrinia villosa, Melampyrum roseum, etc.
3. The germination rate of seeds which chilled under 5℃ for 30days were resulted 50. 7%, and the rooted rate by the rhizome and stem cutting was ranged about 40 to 50%.
4. The plants could be propagated by the rhizome and flowered in 1 to 2 years later in Chuncheon, KangWeon Province. Those rooted cuttings have been growing well for more than 10 years (since 1980).
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