NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Gelsemium rankinii

Scientific Name:	Gelsemium rankinii
Genus:	Gelsemium
Species Epithet:	rankinii
Common Name:	Swamp Jessamine, Rankin's Trumpetflower
Plant Type	Woody Vine
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Gelsemiaceae (Jessamine Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	3-6 ft., 6-12 ft., 12-36 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	March, April, May
Growing Area:	Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Swamps of blackwater rivers, restricted in NC to the se. corner of the state, most notably the swamps of the Waccamaw and Black rivers. Uncommon in NC coastal plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled, S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Notes:	all parts of the plant are poisonous, NC Special concern species
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Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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