| Author | (Thunberg) Vahl | |
| Distribution | Collected outside of cultivation in 2 montane counties, between 2001 and 2009. Other specimens from Buncombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Harnett, Mecklenburg, and Orange counties are from plantings.
Native of China; in N.A. VT to Ont. south to NC and KS; also LA, MT, WA. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. | |
| Habitat | Roadbank, along New River (Ashe Co.), spreading to yard border. | |
| Phenology | Flowering February-April. | |
| Identification | Folks know blooming forsythias as a sign of spring in yards and along city streets. This woody shrub typically has many stems and branches that may begin erect but eventually curve outward and down. Bright yellow, 4-petaled flowers crowd the branches before the leaves appear, lighting up the entire plant in yellow. Mature branches are hollow (vs. cross-septate in F. viridissima). | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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