Vinca major Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8280

Vinca major L.

Bigleaf periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Vinca

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2007 Luigi Rignanese

2004 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

2009 Barry Rice

Vinca major, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it has been naturalized in the wild. Cal-IPC rating: Moderate


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (3771 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Family:	APOCYNACEAE
Genus:	Vinca

Toxicity: MAJOR

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Vinca major var. variegata

More information about Vinca major


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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Mar 28, 2020).