| Forsythia viridissima | |
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| April, Tokyo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Forsythia |
| Species: | F. viridissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Forsythia viridissima | |
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Forsythia viridissima, variously called the Chinese golden bell tree, green-stemmed forsythia, greenstem forsythia, and Korean forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Forsythia , native to southern China and South Korea, and introduced to Japan and the United States. [2] [3] It flowers about two weeks later than other forsythias. [4] It may be of hybrid origin [5] and is believed to be one of the parents of Forsythia × intermedia .