Forsythia ovata

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Forsythia}}

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|image=Forsythia ovata 2021-04-14 5593.jpg

|image_caption=Habit

|image2=Forsythia ovata 2021-04-14 5594.jpg

|image2_caption=Flowers and budding leaves

|status=EN

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Kim, Y.-S. |author2=Kim, H. |author3=Son, S.-W. |year=2016 |title=만리화 Forsythia ovata |volume=2016 |page=e.T13188438A13189454 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13188438A13189454.en |access-date=21 June 2021}}

|genus=Forsythia

|species=ovata

|authority=Nakai

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|synonyms=

• Forsythia saxatilis (Nakai) Nakai
• Forsythia saxatilis var. lanceolata S.Lee
• Forsythia saxatilis var. pilosa S.Lee
• Rangium ovatum (Nakai) Ohwi

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Forsythia ovata ({{langx|ko|만리화}} man{{thinspace}}li{{thinspace}}hwa), the Korean forsythia or early forsythia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to the Korean Peninsula.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608896-1 |title=Forsythia ovata Nakai |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=21 June 2021 }} An early bloomer, it is deer resistant, and hardy to {{cvt|-50|F|C|}}; USDA Hardiness zone 2a.{{cite web |url=https://www.gardenia.net/plant/forsythia-ovata |title=Forsythia ovata (Korean Forsythia) |author= |date=2021 |website=gardenia.net |publisher=Gardenia |access-date=21 June 2021 }}