Vinca minor
Common Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle
Also known as: Pervinca heterophyla Raf. +18 more
- Pervinca heterophyla Raf.
- Pervinca minor (L.) Garsault
- Pervinca minor (L.) Moench
- Pervinca minor (L.) Scop., 1771
- Pervinca procumbens Gilib.
- Pervinca repens Raf.
- Vinca ellipticifolia Stokes
- Vinca humilis Salisb.
- Vinca intermedia Tausch
- Vinca minor f. alba (Weston) Dippel
- Vinca minor f. argenteovariegata (Weston) Rehder
- Vinca minor f. atropurpurea (Sweet) Rehder
- Vinca minor f. azurea Dippel
- Vinca minor f. multiplex (Sweet) Rehder
- Vinca minor f. variegata (Weston) Rehder
- Vinca minor f. violacea Bolzon
- Vinca minor subsp. flore-pleno Drapiez
- Vinca minor subsp. variegata (Weston) Abbey
- Vinca minor var. alba Weston
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Vinca minor (commonly known as Common Periwinkle or Lesser Periwinkle) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Ascension, Baltic States, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, Sweden, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin