Latin name: Forsythia saxatilis

Common name: ---

Abbr: Fsa

Taxonomy: Oleaceae/Forsythieae/Forsythia

References : NCBI:txid205695

Introduction: A low shrub, growing on limestone outcrops in the wild as nearly prostrate, to 20 cm high, but to 1 m in cultivation. Twigs soon glabrous, with chambered pith. Leaves small, 2–6 × 1–3 cm in some plants but to c. 9 cm long in others and also so in cultivation, ovate, with a short point and a rounded base; margin with c. 18–21 sharp teeth; veins impressed; underside pubescent especially along the veins; petiole short, c. 8 mm. Flowers yellow, small, corolla c. 15–17 mm long.

Distribution: Native to Korean.

Information sources: Trees and Shrubs Online