Corylopsis spicata | |
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Flowers on a branch | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
Genus: | Corylopsis |
Species: | C. spicata |
Binomial name | |
Corylopsis spicata Siebold & Zucc. |
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.