greater periwinkle
Vinca major
Summary 7
Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the western Mediterranean. Growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and spreading indefinitely, it is an evergreen perennial, frequently used in cultivation as groundcover.
Miscellaneous details 8
"Notes: Western Ghats, Cultivated / Escape, Native of Mediterranean Region"
Sources and Credits
- (c) Kate's Diary: Sydney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8445571@N02/3887496263
- (c) 2007 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=210236&one=T
- Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Vinca_pervinca_12_maig.jpg
- (c) 2006 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=185006&one=T
- (c) 2007 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=210238&one=T
- (c) 2007 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=210241&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_major
- (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26345625
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