Oleaceae
Early forsythia
Forsythia ovata
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forsythia
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Forsythia ovataOleaceae
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- فورسيثيا اوفاتا
- Chinese
- 卵叶连翘
- English
- Early forsythia
- Finnish
- Koreanonnenpensas
- German
- Koreanische Forsythie
- Japanese
- チョウセンレンギョウ
- Korean
- 만리화, 산개나리
Synonyms
- Forsythia japonica f. ovata (Nakai) Markgr.
- Forsythia japonica f. saxatilis (Nakai) Markgr.
- Forsythia japonica var. saxatilis Nakai
- Forsythia saxatilis (Nakai) Nakai
- Forsythia saxatilis var. lanceolata S.Lee
- Forsythia saxatilis var. pilosa S.Lee
- Rangium ovatum (Nakai) Ohwi
- Rangium saxatile (Nakai) Uyeki
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
More in Forsythia
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- GaenariForsythia koreanaOleaceae
- Forsythia likiangensisOleaceae
- Forsythia miraOleaceae
- Forsythia nakaiiOleaceae
- Forsythia togashiiOleaceae
- Forsythia × mandschuricaOleaceae
- Forsythia japonicaOleaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.