{"id":"carolina-jessamine","common_names":["Carolina Jessamine","Carolina Jasmine","Yellow Jessamine","Yellow Jasmine","Evening Trumpet","Gelsemium"],"scientific_name":"Gelsemium sempervirens","urls":{"plant":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/carolina-jessamine","cats":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/carolina-jessamine/cats","dogs":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/carolina-jessamine/dogs","data":"https://verdapaw.com/plants/carolina-jessamine/data.json"},"toxicity":{"cat":{"severity":4,"grade":"S4 Emergency","verdict_sentence":"Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium, also sold as yellow jessamine or Carolina jasmine) is life-threatening to cats (S4 Emergency): Pet Poison Helpline records that all parts of the vine contain neurotoxins that can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death — it is not a true jasmine.","toxic_principles":["gelsemine","sempervirine","related alkaloids (neurotoxins)"],"toxic_parts":["all parts"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"muscle weakness","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"paralysis","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"decreased respiratory rate","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypothermia","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"difficulty swallowing and breathing","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vision problems","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death is possible","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/jessamine/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-20"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-20"},"dog":{"severity":4,"grade":"S4 Emergency","verdict_sentence":"Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium, also sold as yellow jessamine or Carolina jasmine) is life-threatening to dogs (S4 Emergency): Pet Poison Helpline records that all parts of the vine contain neurotoxins that can cause muscle weakness, paralysis, slowed breathing, seizures, and death — it is not a true jasmine.","toxic_principles":["gelsemine","sempervirine","related alkaloids (neurotoxins)"],"toxic_parts":["all parts"],"symptoms":[{"sign":"muscle weakness","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"paralysis","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"decreased respiratory rate","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"hypothermia","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"difficulty swallowing and breathing","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"vision problems","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"seizures","onset":"not specified in source"},{"sign":"death is possible","onset":"not specified in source"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/jessamine/","name":"PPH","accessed_at":"2026-09-20"}],"reviewed_by":"Zhe Li","reviewed_at":"2026-09-20"}},"license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","terms":"Free to reuse with attribution to Verdapaw and a link to the plant page."},"cite_as":"Verdapaw Plant × Pet Safety Index, verdapaw.com/plants/carolina-jessamine, reviewed 2026-09-20"}