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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Gelsemiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Swamp Jessamine at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-01-002:
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Jessamine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gera4_002_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Gelsemiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-01-002:
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
599
Woody vine
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in NC-SC)
Look for it in swamps of blackwater rivers, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p162
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p272
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p101
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p121
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p154