Gelsemium rankinii Small. Common name: Swamp Jessamine. Phenology: Feb-Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Blackwater river swamps, Atlantic white cedar swamps along streams. Distribution: Se. NC (notably in the systems of the Waccamaw and Black rivers) south through SC and GA to the FL Panhandle, and west to e. LA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: All parts of the plant are dangerously poisonous.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K4, RAB, S, WH3, Rogers (1986); = n/a — S13. Basionym: Gelsemium rankinii Small 1928
Links to other floras: = Gelsemium rankinii - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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© Alan Cressler: Gelsemium rankinii, along U.S. 341, Wayne County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Gelsemium rankinii, along U.S. 341, Wayne County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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native range: southeastern United States
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