Corylopsis spicata
| 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.