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Vinca minor Apocynaceae Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
© Roy Anderson
Vinca minor
Map updated: March 2008
Species Description:
This species and the similar Vinca major are frequently grown in gardens, but V. minor is by far the commoner in "wild" situations as a naturalised alien, sometimes well away from houses but more usually close to a garden or house on a roadside bank. It is native to continental Europe.
All names: Vinca minor L.

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