Common Name: Carolina Jasmine/Jessamine, Yellow Jasmine/Jessamine
Scientific Name: Gelsemium sempervirens
Clade: Angiosperms
Date Collected: 4/26/11
Location Collected: In my backyard, growing in a flower pot with a mixture of many other wildflowers.
Habitat: Growing in a wooden pot with a mixture of other wild flowers; exposed to much sunlight during the day, soil was somewhat dry and there were many plants in the container, crowding out the plant
Nativity: Native to parts of the United States
Special Notes: This flower is the state flower of South Carolina. The flowers are very toxic, secreting a sap that can irritate skin and cannot be ingested due to poisonous alkaloids being present.
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