Flolape

Carolina-jasmine

Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) J.St.-Hil.
Carolina-jasmine
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Gelsemium sempervirens, known as Carolina-jasmine, is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae. It is native to subtropical and tropical regions of America, including Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, and the southeastern and south-central United States.

Description

This species is distributed across Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and parts of Mexico. Gelsemium sempervirens is also known by other common names such as yellow jessamine, confederate jessamine, evening trumpetflower, and woodbine. It was first described in 1805.

Other common names

Carolina-jasmineevening trumpet-flowerwoodbinegelsemiumyellow-jessamineevening trumpetflowerfalse jessamineyellow jessamine

Distribution

AU · Alabama · Arkansas · Florida · Georgia · Guatemala · Honduras · Louisiana · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Mississippi · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

Synonyms

Jeffersonia sempervirensLisianthius volubilisGelsemium lucidumGelsemium nitidumGelsemium nitidum var. inodorumLisianthius sempervirens

Related species