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Scientific Name

Vinca minor

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Vinca minor L.

Park

Rock Creek Park (ROCR)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

lesser periwinkle

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta
Subdivision	Spermatophytina
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Apocynaceae
Genus	Vinca
Species	Vinca minor

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Engelhardt, 2005 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Fleming & Kanal, 1995

Management Tags

Management Priority
Fleming & Kanal, 1995: Invasive introduced pest species, a serious threat to native flora and natural habitats./DCR, 2003: Occasionally Invasive Species in Virginia; Salmons, 2001: 4th Level Threat;

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

4

References

6

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

MTK-NCR

Created Date

8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

nfinney@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

2/22/2016 9:05:05 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Fleming & Kanal, 1995: Deciduous forest, edges. In past, planted for erosion control and beautification; now escaped because of debris dumping and spreading from adjacent property. F 335, 365./ Engelhardt, 2005: Encountered 3 times in 4 inventoried plots./, Park Species Data Source: Fleming & Kanal, 1995;Salmons, 2001; Engelhardt, 2005:

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