genusVinca

Vinca minor

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 209. 1753.

Common names: Common periwinkle petite pervenche
WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
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Stems trailing. Leaves: petiole 1–2(–10) mm, glabrous, without glandular appendages; blade lan­ceolate to elliptic or some­times ovate, 1.5–4.5 × 0.5–2.5 cm (distals), membranous, base rounded or cuneate, margins not ciliate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous. Peduncles 1.5–2.5(–3.5) cm, gla­brous. Flowers: calyx lobes narrowly lanceolate, 3–4 mm, glabrous; corolla blue-violet, rarely pale blue, reddish purple, or white, glabrous abaxially, eglandular-pubescent adaxially, tube 3–6 × 2–3 mm, throat 5–7 × 3–4 mm, lobes spreading, obliquely dolabriform, 10–15 × 6–15 mm. Follicles 20–30(–60) × 2–3 mm. Seeds 5–7 × 2–2.3 mm. 2n = 46.


Phenology: Flowering spring; fruiting summer.
Habitat: Roadsides, open woodlands, shaded disturbed areas, old cemeteries, homesites.
Elevation: 0–1300 m.

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Europe, w Asia.

Discussion

Vinca minor has been widely introduced as an orna­mental and commonly spreads from cultivation. It is more frost-hardy than V. major and more common in the midwestern and northeastern United States and eastern Canada, while V. major is abundant across the southern United States. Vinca minor is regarded as invasive in parts of Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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David E. Lemke +
Linnaeus +
Common periwinkle +  and petite pervenche +
B.C. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Europe +  and w Asia. +
0–1300 m. +
Roadsides, open woodlands, shaded disturbed areas, old cemeteries, homesites. +
Flowering spring +  and fruiting summer. +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Vinca minor +
species +