WorldFloraDB - Forsythia mira

Characteristics

Shrubs scandent, 1.2-3 m. Branchlets brownish, puberulent; internodes hollow. Leaves simple, puberulent; petiole 0.5-2 cm; leaf blade ovate-elliptic, elliptic, to lanceolate, 3-7.5 × 1-4 cm, subleathery, base cuneate to subrounded, margin entire, apex acute. Calyx lobes broadly lanceolate, ca. 5 mm, glabrous. Other flower parts not seen. Capsule solitary, broadly ovoid, 1.5-2 cm × 8-10 mm, with scattered lenticels; stalk 1.2-2 cm. Fr. Jun.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

1.2 - 3.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

-

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.

Mode	cuttings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:932913-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000832207
COL ID	6JJ2Y
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Forsythia mira

WorldFloraDB 2024

Forsythia mira M.C.Chang

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Forsythia