yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Summary 2
Gelsemium sempervirens is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to subtropical and tropical America: Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo), and southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to Virginia). It has a number of common names including yellow jessamine or jasmine, Carolina jasmine or jessamine, evening trumpetflower, gelsemium and woodbine.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | vine |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Capsule |
| Fruit color | Brown |
| Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
| Leaf arrangement | Opposite |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
| Leaf shape | Lanceolate |
| Leaf shape | Elliptic |
| Leaf margin | Entire |
| Flower color | yellow |
| Bloom time | Spring |
