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Scientific Name
Vinca minor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vinca minor L.
Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
common 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: White and Pyne 2003
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced from Europe.; Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Disturbed areas, around old house sites and especially old cemeteries, persistent and spreading from cultivation; common (Weakley 2007)
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Natureserve I-Rank: Low. I-Rank Reasons Summary: This garden escape is rare know to spread into conservation areas. It most often persists from former cultivation and sometimes can be found in open disturbed woodlands. It is escaped throughout the eastern United States, and specifically can become a dominant and sometimes monotypic understory in the northeastern US.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
trl-MACA
Created Date
9/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/26/2014 2:04:46 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Possible county record, Park Species Data Source: Langdon and Rock 2000; Rogers 2000; White and Pyne 2003
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