Vinca major L.
bigleaf periwinkle
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Images:
Vinca major L.
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Synonyms:
Vinca major L.
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VIMAV |
Vinca major L. var. variegata Loudon |
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Distribution:
Vinca major L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, GA, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA), CAN (BC) |
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Related Taxa:
Vinca major L.
View
40 genera in Apocynaceae,
3 species in Vinca
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Classification:
Vinca major L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Vinca major L.
bigleaf periwinkle
large periwinkle
periwinkle
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Introduced Information:
Vinca major L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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More Accounts and Images:
Vinca major L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30237.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
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Related Web Sites:
Vinca major L.
New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images
The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
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