Accession Data

Gelsemium sempervirens

Common Name: Carolina Jessamine, Trumpet Flower

Family: Gelsemiaceae

Country of Origin: Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia

Description: Twining vine to 20' or more; leaves to 3" long, lustrous, dark green; yellow flowers in clusters, individual blossoms trumpet-shaped, one and a half inches long. State flower of South Carolina.

Uses: This plant has numerous therapeutic uses, although extreme care should be taken as all parts of the plant are considered toxic and potentially fatal if ingested.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 7-10

Accession #: 198500715

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2307

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Gelsemiaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Horticulture Magazine, April '95, Native Americans column by Carol Bishop Hipps
  3. Poisonous Plants at University of California. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 05, 2017.
  4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.
  5. Gelsemium sempervirens at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, March 19, 2018.

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