Chrysojasminum humile

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| image = Jasminum humile glabrum1SHSU.jpg

| genus = Chrysojasminum

| species = humile

| authority = L. Banfi

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Chrysojasminum humile (syn. Jasminum humile), the Italian jasmine{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} or yellow jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar), the Himalayas and south west China (Gansu, Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan). The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalized in Greece, Sicily and the former Yugoslavia.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=351902 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Jasminum humile ]

Growing {{convert|2.5|-|4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide, it is a roundish semi-evergreen shrub with thick stems. It has stout, dark green leaves, 5 cm long, with 5–7 imparipinnate leaflets. In protected areas it retains its leaves over winter, though in cold winters its foliage and buds may freeze. It blooms in spring and summer with clusters of usually six yellow, scented flowers.Kertészeti Dendrológia (Szerk: Dr. Schmidt Gábor) KÉE Házinyomdája, 1991.

Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which 'Revolutum' (syn. J. reevesii

{{small | hort.}}) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Jasminum humile 'Revolutum'|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/47929/Jasminum-humile-Revolutum/Details | accessdate=25 September 2020}}{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 56 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 14 March 2018}}