Vinca major
Bigleaf Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle
Other regional names: Greater Periwinkle +1 more
- Greater Periwinkle
- Greater Periwinkle [plant]
Also known as: Pervinca major (L.) Scop., 1771 +1 more
- Pervinca major (L.) Scop., 1771
- Vinca major var. oxyloba Stearn
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Vinca major (commonly known as Bigleaf Periwinkle or Blue Periwinkle) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., France, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Sardegna, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Krym, Louisiana, Madeira, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, South Carolina, Spain, St.Helena, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Wisconsin
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms