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Vinca major
bigleaf periwinkle, greater periwinkle, periwinkle
North Cascades National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Vinca major L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Apocynaceae, Genus Vinca, Species Vinca major


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Park Tags:
Life form - Forbs


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Buffalo National River	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Death Valley National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glacier National Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Muir National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Muir Woods National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 8:33:24 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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