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Rankin's trumpetflower

Gelsemium rankinii

Also called Swamp jessamine

Rankin's trumpetflower
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0
Family
Gelsemiaceae (Gelsemi family)
Grows as
Climber
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
subtropical

About

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.

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.

Other Gelsemium plants

Graceful Jesamine · Evening trumpetflower · Trumpetflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gelsemium rankinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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