Forsythia suspensa
(Thunb.) Vahl · speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Forsythia suspensa's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 479 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Forsythia suspensa, commonly known as weeping forsythia or golden-bell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, it is native to China.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology17
Life cycle & reproduction26
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment28
Physiology & chemistry26
Uses & economy14
Other traits7
Compounds documented for Forsythia suspensa across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds286 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTASSIUM | 9,560 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| CALCIUM | 4,380 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| MAGNESIUM | 1,160 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| RUTIN | 1,000 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| IRON | 440 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| MANGANESE | 120 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| SODIUM | 105 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| COPPER | 19 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| ZINC | 17 ppm | DukesPhytochem |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Forsythia suspensa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Forsythia suspensa carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 285×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
2n 241×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
2n 261×CCDB · book-fedorov
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type2 479 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions95 of 151 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Beijing, CN | 170 |
| Yangling, CN | 143 |
| Zhengzhou, CN | 46 |
| SXTCMlocation not on record | 33 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 33 |
| Emporia, US | 31 |
| Xining, CN | 22 |
| Wuhan, CN | 22 |
| Allentown, US | 19 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 18 |
| Xinxiang, CN | 17 |
| Kochi, JP | 15 |
| Nagano City, JP | 14 |
| Shanxi Institute of Biologylocation not on record | 12 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 12 |
| Taiyuan Normal Universitylocation not on record | 12 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 11 |
| Bern, CH | 11 |
| Saint Louis, US | 11 |
| FFPRIlocation not on record | 11 |
| Nanjing, CN | 10 |
| Bronx, US | 10 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 10 |
| Guiyang, CN | 9 |
| J. Rusek Collectionlocation not on record | 9 |
| Siouxland Heritage Museumlocation not on record | 8 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 8 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 7 |
| Central China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 7 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 7 |
| Chengdu, CN | 6 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 6 |
| Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 6 |
| Fairfax, US | 6 |
| College Park, US | 5 |
| Xian, CN | 5 |
| Williamsburg, US | 5 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 5 |
| Lanzhou, CN | 5 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 5 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 5 |
| Chengdu, CN | 5 |
| Tallinn, EE | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 4 |
| Kingston, US | 4 |
| Salzburg, AT | 4 |
| Chiba, JP | 4 |
| Olocation not on record | 4 |
| 湖北神农架林区标本馆location not on record | 4 |
| Logan, US | 4 |
| Northridge, US | 4 |
| Guilin, CN | 3 |
| Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 3 |
| Little Rock, US | 3 |
| Shanghai, CN | 3 |
| New Haven, US | 3 |
| Macomb, US | 3 |
| Millersville, US | 3 |
| Tokushima, JP | 3 |
| Odawara, JP | 3 |
| Chengdu, CN | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Bloomington, US | 3 |
| sxphclocation not on record | 3 |
| Kew, GB | 3 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 2 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 2 |
| Dekalb, US | 2 |
| Moscow, US | 2 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 2 |
| Columbia, US | 2 |
| Barcelona, ES | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Vitoria, ES | 2 |
| Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP | 2 |
| Changsha, CN | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| Lincoln, US | 2 |
| Hudson, US | 2 |
| Seoul, KR | 2 |
| Bergen, NO | 2 |
| Bangkok, TH | 2 |
| Görlitz, DE | 2 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 2 |
| J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 2 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 2 |
| Uppsala, SE | 2 |
| Urumqi, CN | 2 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| HUFDlocation not on record | 2 |
| Osaka, JP | 1 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 1 |
| Museum Of Natural And Environmental History, Shizuokalocation not on record | 1 |
| Urumqi, CN | 1 |
| Davenport, US | 1 |
| Pittsburg, US | 1 |
| Pullman, US | 1 |
| Toyama, JP | 1 |
| Obihiro Centennial City Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| JMSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Awka, NG | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Nanchong, CN | 1 |
| Shanxi Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Northeastern Forestry Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| UniKSlocation not on record | 1 |
| Xian, CN | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Bando, JP | 1 |
| Morgantown, US | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Edmonton, CA | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 1 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 1 |
| JP | 1 |
| Jiangxi College of Educationlocation not on record | 1 |
| Nishihara, JP | 1 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Oswego, US | 1 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 1 |
| Fort Worth, US | 1 |
| Wuhan, CN | 1 |
| Flagstaff, US | 1 |
| Albuquerque, US | 1 |
| Capital Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| Green Bay, US | 1 |
| Fayetteville, US | 1 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Caldwell, US | 1 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 1 |
| Sanda, JP | 1 |
| Kyoto Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Walla Walla, US | 1 |
| Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld)location not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| Hobart, AU | 1 |
| Mohonk Preservelocation not on record | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Forsythia suspensa was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.