Oleaceae

Greenstem forsythia

Forsythia viridissima Lindl.

Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forsythia

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Greenstem forsythia: Forsythia viridissima — Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 迎春条, 迎春柳, 连翘, 金梅花, 金钟花, 金铃花
Dutch: Recht chinees klokje
English: Greenstem forsythia
Slovenian: Temnozelena forsitija

Synonyms

Forsythia viridissima var. bronxensis Everett
Forsythia viridissima var. incisa Geerinck
Rangium koreanum var. fertile Uyeki
Rangium viridissimum (Lindl.) Ohwi

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 312 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alicia Ballard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.