Gelsemium rankinii explained

Gelsemium rankinii, the Rankin's trumpetflower or swamp jessamine, is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to the Carolinas.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Gelsemium rankinii is a vine that will climb over other vegetation to a height of 6 meters (20 feet) or more. It has glossy green leaves and groups of showy yellow flowers.^[4]

External links

• North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Gelsemium%20rankinii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41431#page/7/mode/1up Ornduff, R. 1970. The systematics and breeding system of Gelsemium (Loganiceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 51(1): 1–17
3. Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
4. http://mobile.floridata.com/Plants/Loganiaceae/Gelsemium%20sempervirens/45 Floridata Plant Encyclopedia