Gelsemium rankinii

Gelsemium rankinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gelsemiaceae
Genus:	Gelsemium
Species:	G. rankinii
Binomial name
	Gelsemium rankinii; Small 1928

Gelsemium rankinii, the Rankin's trumpetflower^[1] or swamp jessamine, is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to the Carolinas.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ NRCS. "Gelsemium rankinii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Ornduff, R. 1970. The systematics and breeding system of Gelsemium (Loganiceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 51(1): 1–17 includes description, drawings, distribution map, etc.
^ 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
^ Floridata Plant Encyclopedia

External links

North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension

[1] NRCS. "Gelsemium rankinii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 August 2015.

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[heidi-3] Ornduff, R. 1970. The systematics and breeding system of Gelsemium (Loganiceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 51(1): 1–17 includes description, drawings, distribution map, etc.

[4] 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

[5] Floridata Plant Encyclopedia

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