Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Forsythia intermedia
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Forsythia intermedia is a hybrid of F. suspensa and F. viridissima, and intermediate in characters, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forsythia intermedia
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Forsythia intermedia
Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004)
Forsythia ×intermedia [suspensa × viridissima]
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Forsythia intermedia
COMMON NAME:
Border Forsythia, showy forsythia
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November Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves toothed usually on the upper 1/2, half as long as wide, glabrous, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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JK Marlow jkm211112_4900
November Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Forsythia intermedia
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forsythia intermedia
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Forsythia intermedia
Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004)
Forsythia ×intermedia [suspensa × viridissima]
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Forsythia intermedia
4999
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: From horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Petiole 0.5" long
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed campanulate corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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