Although both forsythia and Jasminum are Oleaceae plants, they belong to different genera, so they are essentially different.
Forsythia suspensa is a plant of the genus Forsythia in rhinoceroseae. Its scientific name is forsythias spensa.
Jasminum nudiflorum is a plant of Jasminum in rhinoceroseae.
The shape of Forsythia is shrubby or arbor like, which is tall and does not hang down.
The appearance of Jasminum nudiflorum is shrubby, relatively small, and its branches are easy to droop and arch.
The leaves of Forsythia suspensa are ovate, wide ovate or oval ovate, and the leaves are relatively large, among which the top leaves are large and the leaves on both sides are small. Besides the base, the edges have neat coarse serrations. The leaves of Forsythia suspensa are generally single leaf or three leaf opposite.
The leaf of Jasminum nudiflorum is oval, the leaf is relatively small, the whole leaf, the apex is narrow and sharp, and generally it grows in a crisscross symmetry.
The color of Forsythia's branches is darker, generally light brown, and the branches are hollow.
The color of the branches of Jasminum nudiflorum is light, green, and the inside of the branches is full.
There are only four petals of Forsythia suspensa. The petals are wider than those of Jasminum nudiflorum.
Jasminum nudiflorum has 6 petals. The flowers are solitary, in the shape of a saucer with high feet, and mainly grow in the axils of the first year's branches.
Forsythia bears fruit.
Jasminum generally has no fruit.
