Gelsemium rankinii

Gelsemium rankinii
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe) [1]
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 ^[2] or swamp jessamine, is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to the Carolinas. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

References

1. "Gelsemium rankinii". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
2. NRCS. "Gelsemium rankinii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
4. 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.
5. 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
6. Floridata Plant Encyclopedia

External links

• North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension