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Scientific Name
Vinca minor
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vinca minor L.
Park
Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
lesser periwinkle
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusVinca
SpeciesVinca minor
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Present historically; may still exist in similar habitats; Data Source: Hickey, 1975
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: Hickey, 1975: Cultivation remnant?; Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
1
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
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
11/26/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Hickey, 1975: Infrequent, Cultivation remnant?/, Park Species Data Source: Hickey, 1975
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