| Forsythia | |
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| Forsythia × intermedia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Tribe: | Forsythieae |
| Genus: | Forsythia Vahl |
| Type species | |
| Forsythia suspensa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rangium Juss. in G.-F.Cuvier | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 連翹 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 连翘 | ||||||||||||||||
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Forsythia /fɔːrˈsɪθiə/, /fɔːrˈsaɪθiə/[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe.[1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after the botanist William Forsyth.[3][4][5]
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- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ "Forsythia". Flora of China. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ "Forsythia". Flora Europaea. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ^ "Plant of the Month: Forsythia". St Andrews Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25.