Forsythia suspensa
Forsythia, Golden Bell
Other regional names: Goldenbells +2 more
- Goldenbells
- Weeping Forsythia
- Weeping Goldenbells
Also known as: Forsythia fortunei Lindl. +19 more
- Forsythia fortunei Lindl.
- Forsythia giraldiana f. pubescens (Rehder) C.S.Niu
- Forsythia sieboldii (Zabel) Dippel
- Forsythia suspensa f. atrocaulis Rehder
- Forsythia suspensa f. aureovariegata Koehne
- Forsythia suspensa f. decipiens Koehne
- Forsythia suspensa f. pallida Koehne
- Forsythia suspensa f. pubescens Rehder
- Forsythia suspensa f. variegata (Butz) Rehder
- Forsythia suspensa subsp. variegata Butz
- Forsythia suspensa var. fortunei (Lindl.) Rehder
- Forsythia suspensa var. latifolia Rehder
- Forsythia suspensa var. pubescens (Rehder) Lingelsh.
- Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii Zabel
- Forsythia suspensa var. suspensa
- Forsythia suspensa var. variegata (Butz) Rehder
- Ligustrum suspensum Thunb.
- Lilac perpensa Lam.
- Rangium suspensum (Thunb.) Ohwi
- Syringa suspensa (Thunberg) Thunberg ex Murray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Forsythia suspensa (commonly known as Forsythia or Golden-bell) is a shrub belonging to the Oleaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Arkansas, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, Montana, New York, Romania, Spain, Utah, Washington