Corylopsis spicata (winter hazel) is a plant in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae. It is a shrub with alternate, simple leaves, on thin, flexible, horizontal stems. The flowers are yellow, borne in late winter and early spring.

Corylopsis spicata
Flowers on a branch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Hamamelidaceae
Genus: Corylopsis
Species:
C. spicata
Binomial name
Corylopsis spicata
Synonyms[1]
  • Corylopsis kesakii Siebold & Zucc.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 7 September 2016