White Jasmine
BUSH INVADER
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Jasminum polyanthum |
| family: OLEACEAE |
| Description |
- Vigorous fast-growing evergreen twining climber from China with tough wiry stems.
- Leaves are compound with 5 to 7 shiny leathery leaflets.
- Clusters of highly scented allergenic tubular flowers are produced in spring. They are pink in bud and open white and star-like.
- Stems travel long distances across the ground, frequently rooting down at leaf nodes (layering) to form new plants.
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| Dispersal |
Seeds are rarely produced; the plant spreads mainly vegetatively by layering and suckering from the roots. Often dumped. |
| Impact on Bushland |
Climbs rapidly into the tree canopy and covers vegetation at all levels, blocking light and restricting growth. Weight may bring down trees. Often grows with other vines. Potentially a serious weed in rainforests and along creeklines. |
| Distribution |
Throughout the Blue Mountains. |
| Alternative Planting |
Wonga Wonga Vine (Pandorea pandorana); 'Happy Wanderer' (Hardenbergia violacea); Old Man's Beard (Clematis aristata); Dusky Coral Pea (Kennedia rubicunda). Chinese Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) LM.
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| Control |
As for Vines and Scramblers, or remove complete root system. Pulling out of trees and shrubs may cause damage.
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