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Vinca L.
periwinkle

       
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Vinca L.

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Distribution:
Vinca L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Vinca L.

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Vinca herbacea Waldst. & Kit.. .
Vinca herbacea
herbaceous periwinkle
Distribution of Vinca major L.. . Image Available.
Vinca major
bigleaf periwinkle
Distribution of Vinca minor L.. . Image Available.
Vinca minor
common periwinkle
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Vinca L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae – Dogbane family
Genus Vinca L. – periwinkle
 

More Accounts and Images:
Vinca L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30235.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
Time Generated: 05/19/2013 02:14 PM CDT