Hebrew: יסמין שיחני, Arabic: الياسمين الشجيري
| Scientific name: | Jasminum fruticans L. | |
| Common name: | Wild Jasmine, Bush Jasmine | |
| Hebrew name: | יסמין שיחני | |
| Arabic name: | الياسمين الشجيري | |
| Family: | Oleaceae, זיתיים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte | |
| Stems: | Up to 150 cm high; erect, four-angled; glabrous | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, trifoliate, pinnate | |
| Inflorescence: | Cymes | |
| Flowers: | Yellow tubular flowers; inodorous | |
| Fruits / pods: | Berries | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Jasminum,the Latin version of the Persian name vasemin, yasmin, i.e. "gift from God." fruticans, shrubby, bushy. The Hebrew name: יסמין, jasmin (Post Biblical Hebrew), Persian vasemin, whence also Arabic, vasamin, whence French jasmin, whence English jasmine.
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