Vinca major Calflora

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Taxon Report

Vinca major L.

Bigleaf periwinkle, Greater periwinkle, Vinca

2020 Julia Markey

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 Julia Markey

2020 Julie A. Kierstead

2023 Julia Markey

Vinca major is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: moderate


	Plant Range Observation Search ~4767 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Vinca
Family:	Apocynaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Vinca major var. variegata

Information about Vinca major from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VIMA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: moderate Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).