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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gelsemium rankinii   FAMILY Gelsemiaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Gelsemium rankinii, Swamp Jessamine

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

 

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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)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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