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Greater Periwinkle
Greater Periwinkle
Vinca major
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
Mediterranean
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Runners
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Greater periwinkle is a vigorous trailing vine from the Mediterranean that spreads by rooting at its nodes, blanketing shaded ground with glossy evergreen leaves. In spring it produces distinctive five-petaled violet-blue flowers up to 5 cm across.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Vinca
Species
Vinca major