''Hanabusaya'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

of flowering plants in the family

Campanulaceae The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belo ...

, containing the single species ''Hanabusaya asiatica''. It is

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Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. It is known in

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as diamond bluebell and in

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as ''Geumgang Chorong'', having been named for the site at which it was first discovered, Geumgangsan Mountain.Chiaksan: Flagship Species.
Korea National Park Service. 2009. This species is a perennial herb bearing pendulous, bell-shaped flowers with five-lobed violet corollas. The flowers are

pollinated Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, birds, a ...

by bees.Chung, M. G., et al. (2001)
Conservation genetics of an endangered herb, ''Hanabusaya asiatica'' (Campanulaceae).
''Plant Biology'' 3(1), 42-49. The plant lacks basal leaves, a characteristic that distinguishes it from its close relatives.Kim, Y. D., et al. (1999)
Molecular evidence for the phylogenetic position of ''Hanabusaya asiatica'' Nakai (Campanulaceae), an endemic species in Korea.
''Journal of Plant Biology'' 42(2), 168-73. The plant is limited to the mountains of the east-central

Korean Peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. It is known from Mount Bokgyesan, for example.SangSu, K., et al. (2006)
Flora and vegetation of Mt. Bokgyesan.
''Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology'' 20(2), 208-26. It is often found on north-facing mountain slopes, mainly between 580 and 1,396 meters in

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, according to sampling studies. It is associated with the plant species ''

Carex siderosticta ''Carex siderosticta'' is a species of sedge native to East Asia. It is the only species of ''Carex'' known to produce "pseudo-lateral" culms, which appear to be lateral, but derive from the apical meristem. It is the type species of ''Carex'' s ...

'', ''Ainsliaea acerifolia'', ''

Calamagrostis arundinacea ''Calamagrostis arundinacea'' is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae, native to Eurasia, China and India. Under its synonym ''Calamagrostis brachytricha'' it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Descrip ...

'', ''

Athyrium yokoscense ''Athyrium yokoscense'', commonly known as Asian common ladyfern in English and as ''Hebino-negoza'' in Japanese, is a species of fern in the family Athyriaceae. These tough plants live primarily in and around mine sites and thrive in soils cont ...

'', and ''Astilbe rubra''. The slopes are dominated by ''

Quercus mongolica ''Quercus mongolica'', commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species of oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The commo ...

'', the Mongolian oak, and ''

Acer pseudosieboldianum ''Acer pseudosieboldianum'', the Chinese maple or purplebloom maple, is a species of maple. It is native to northeastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East.Hokanson, S''Acer pseudosieboldianum'' - A Japanese-like maple for the North? ''Yard ...

'', the Korean maple. The substrates are loam and sand.SuKil, J., et al. (2010)
Environmental characteristics and vegetation of ''Hanabusaya asiatica'' habitats.
''Korean Journal of Horticultural Science & Technology'' 28(3) 497-506. Genus ''Hanabusaya'' had a second species, ''H. latisepala'', but it is now considered to be a

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of ''H. asiatica''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q9001955, from2=Q15548104 Campanuloideae Endemic flora of Korea Monotypic Campanulaceae genera Flora of Korea