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winter jasmine Oleaceae Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl. Listen to the Latin Print a QR link to this factsheet symbol: JANU
Leaf: Opposite, trifoliate, leaflets oval to oblong, 1/2 to 1 inch long, shiny dark green above.
Flower: Bright yellow, unscented, funnel shaped with 6 petals, 1 inch across appearing in large numbers for long period throughout the winter.
Fruit: Black berry, rarely or never seen in cultivation.
Twig: Green, four angled, slender and arching; pointed 1/8 inch long, red and green buds.
Bark: Green the first year, turning gray to red brown, thin and finely scaly.
Form: Sprawling, arching shrub, up to 4 feet tall unless allowed to climb and supported; works well cascading down embankments and over walls.
 Looks like: forsythia

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Additional Range Information: Jasminum nudiflorum is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database
All material 2021 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information