Winter Jasmine - Jasminum nudiflorum

Alternative names
Winter-flowering Jasmine
Description

Branchlets 4-angled, somewhat narrowly winged, glabrous. Leaves opposite, 3-foliolate or often simple at base of branchlets. Flowers yellow, solitary, usually in the axils.

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Habitat

Often occurs as a garden escape and usually found close to habitation. It may establish in walls and waste places.

When to see it

It is one of the earliest flowering plants to bloom, often in January.

Life History

Deciduous shrub.

UK Status

Widespread in the southern half of Britain, less frequently recorded further north.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in the wild in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Winter Jasmine
Species group:
flowering plant
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Oleaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
6
First record:
18/12/2021 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
06/02/2026 (Pugh, Dylan)

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