Vinca minor
Species of flowering plant in the dogbane family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Small periwinkle" redirects here. For the mollusc, see Melarhaphe neritoides.
Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle[1] or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe, from Portugal and France north to the Netherlands and the Baltic States, east to the Caucasus, and also southwestern Asia in Turkey. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle, common periwinkle, and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle.[2]
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Vinca minor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Vinca |
Species: | V. minor |
Binomial name | |
Vinca minor | |
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