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 confederate jessamine or jasmine, Carolina jasmine or jessamine, evening trumpetflower, gelsemium and woodbine.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Phytochemical studies have revealed that all parts of all species are rich in iridoids and alkaloids including gelsemine, koumine, gelsenicine, and gelsevirine; concentrations are especially high in the roots. The… Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Gelsemiaceae
- Genus
- Gelsemium
- Species
- Gelsemium sempervirens
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