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Golden Bells Bush

Forsythia intermedia

Photo by 20dsherrod
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Field Notes

Description:

Typically grows to a height of 1–3 m and, rarely, up to 6 m with rough grey-brown bark. The leaves are borne oppositely and are usually simple, though sometimes trifoliate with a basal pair of small leaflets; they range between 2 and 10 cm in length and, rarely, up to 15 cm, with a margin that is serrated or entire.

Habitat:

The flowers are produced in the early spring before the leaves, bright yellow with a deeply four-lobed flower, the petals joined only at the base. These become pendent in rainy weather thus shielding the reproductive parts. The fruit is a dry capsule, containing several winged seeds.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2020

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