Forsythia

False Forsythia is a plant belonging to the family Verbenaceae and the genus False Forsythia. Shrubs, about 1.5-3 meters high; Branches have thorns, and young branches have soft fur. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled, leaves ovate elliptical or ovate lanceolate, papery, apex short pointed or blunt, base wedge-shaped, with soft hairs. The inflorescence is terminal or axillary, often arranged in a conical shape; Calyx tubular, hairy, approximately 5 millimeters long, 5-lobed, with 5 edges; The corolla is usually blue purple, about 8 millimeters long, slightly irregular, 5-lobed, with flattened lobes and slight hairs on the inside and outside. The drupe is spherical, hairless, glossy, with a diameter of about 5 millimeters. It is reddish yellow when ripe and surrounded by enlarged persistent sepals. Native to tropical America.