Stats

Lifespan

20-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Forsythia, the genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae, is native to Eastern Asia and Southeastern Europe. Forsythia is named after the botanist William Forsyth, and there are about 11 species, mostly native to Eastern Asia.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Oleaceae

Genus

Forsythia