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Key to Forsythia

Oleaceae

Forsythia

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1 Mature branches hollow or irregularly pith-filled between the nodes; leaves oblong-ovate, toothed or 3-parted; branches arching when well-developed
1 Mature branches cross-septate (chambered) between the nodes; leaves oblong-lanceolate, toothed; branches upright