Chances are you've seen a lot of this plant lately -- particularly if you are in the DC area or walking around Central Park in New York. Though it's hard to miss right now -- with it's bright yellow flowers -- you may have previously assumed it was another Forsythia.
And from a distance, that's a reasonable assumption. They have a similar flower color and both bloom in early spring when few other species are blooming. However, the green, square stems of winter jasmine are quite different from the putty colored woody stems of Forsythia and the flowers consist of five petals with an elongated, tubular neck, whereas Forsythia is four-petaled.
Also, Forsythia can be an upright shrub or a pendulous specimen (depending on the species). Jasminum nudiflorum is always a cascading shrub and is often seen used to best effect in a scenario like the one below at Dumbarton Oaks.
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