Forsythia viridissima Lindl.

Greenstem forsythia (en), Forsythia verdoyant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Forsythia

Characteristics

Shrubs glabrous except for calyx lobes. Branches upright, to 3 m; branchlets green or yellow-green; pith lamellate. Leaves simple; petiole 6-12 mm; leaf blade long elliptic to lanceolate or long obovate-elliptic, 3.5-15 × 1-4 cm, subleathery, base cuneate, margin serrate or entire along distal half, apex acute. Flowers 1-3(-4) in leaf axils. Pedicel 3-7 mm. Calyx lobes broadly ovate or elliptic, 2-4 mm, ciliate. Corolla deep yellow outside, tinged with orange-yellow stripes inside; tube 5-6 mm; lobes narrowly oblong, 0.6-1.8 cm, revolute. Pistil 5.5-7 mm in flowers with stamens 3.5-5 mm or ca. 3 mm in flowers with stamens 6-7 mm. Capsule ovoid, 1-1.5 cm × 6-10 mm, lenticellate; stalk 3-7 mm. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Aug-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.5
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Ravines, margin of woods near river valleys and streamsides.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Carbuncle (fruit), Inflammation (fruit), Lymphadenitis (fruit), Mastitis (fruit), Menstruation-inducing agents (fruit), Suppuration (fruit), Diuretic (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Antiphlogistic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Forsythia viridissima leaf picture by jkt99 (cc-by-sa)
Forsythia viridissima leaf picture by David Johnson (cc-by-sa)
Forsythia viridissima leaf picture by susan mathis (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Forsythia viridissima flower picture by Cheryl Brown (cc-by-sa)
Forsythia viridissima flower picture by D Carty (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Forsythia viridissima world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608903-1
WFO ID wfo-0000832231
COL ID 6JJ32
BDTFX ID 78709
INPN ID 162464
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Forsythia viridissima var. incisa Rangium viridissimum Forsythia viridissima