Gelsemium sempervirens is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to subtropical and tropical America: Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo), and southeastern and south-central United States (from Texas to Virginia). It has a number of common names including yellow jessamine or jasmine, Carolina jasmine or jessamine, evening trumpetflower, gelsemium and woodbine.
Form | vine |
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Fruit type | Capsule |
Fruit color | Brown |
Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
Leaf arrangement | Opposite |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
Leaf shape | Lanceolate |
Leaf shape | Elliptic |
Leaf margin | Entire |
Flower color | yellow |
Bloom time | Spring |