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Scientific Name

Vinca minor

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Vinca minor L.

Park

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

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

NARM, 1987:Lower Town./Metzger, 2004: Potoma Wayside./; Data Source: NARM, 1987

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

NARM, 1987-Source was Europe now widespread in U. S.; Data Source: Rouse, 1998 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes

Abundance

Unknown

Management Tags

Management Priority
DCR, 2003: Occasionally invasive species./

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

5

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

7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: NARM, 1987: cemetaries,roadsides homesites. Harpers shale formation; Flowering plant specimen and 35 mm color slide stored in HAFE herbarium./Rouse, 1998: Introduction: A species native to North America north of Mexico which has been intentionally planted in the region and is now escaped and surviving within the Park without cultivation./, Park Species Data Source: Anderson and King, 1965-Entire Park; Briscoe, 1977-Entire Park; North American Resources Management, Inc (Croy), 1987-Entire Park;Metzger, 2004: Potoma Wayside./

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