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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gelsemium rankinii
FAMILY
Gelsemiaceae
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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
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gelsemium rankinii
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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gelsemium rankinii
599
Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: swamps of blackwater rivers, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolinas)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p162
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p272
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p101
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p248
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p255
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p121
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p251
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p154
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