Vinca minor

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Species Distribution Map
Family:APOCYNACEAE
Species:Vinca minor L.
Common Name:Lesser Periwinkle; Common Periwinkle
Habitat:Old home sites, roadsides, and waste areas. Spreading to fields and woods.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VIMI2
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAPOCYNACEAE - Dogbane family
Genus Vinca
Species Vinca minor L. - Lesser Periwinkle; Common Periwinkle

Citation

Citation Vinca minor Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 209. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 299.1). Lectotypified by Stearn, in W. I. Taylor & Farnsworth, Vinca Alkaloids 47. 1973.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Pervinca minor Pervinca minor (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 170. 1760.Vinca minor Linnaeus 1753. 
Vinca ellipticifolia Vinca ellipticifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 495. 1812, nom. illegit.Vinca minor Linnaeus 1753. 
Vinca humilis Vinca humilis Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 146. 1796, nom. illegit.BASIONYM: Vinca minor Linnaeus 1753. 
Vinca intermedia Vinca intermedia Tausch, Flora 19: 386. 1836.  
Vinca minor var. argenteovariegata Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. argenteovariegata Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. aureovariegata Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. aureovariegata Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. azurea Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. azurea Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. florepleno Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. florepleno Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. punicea Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. punicea Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. alba Vinca minor Linnaeus, var. alba Bean, Trees Shrubs 2: 662. 1914.  
Vinca minor var. cuprea Vinca minor Linnaeus, forma cuprea Döll, Fl. Baden 812. 1859. GERMANY

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Calhoun, Cleburne, Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lee, Madison, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU120516 Jackson 30 Mar 1979 Garner, Ramona
18		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
AUA000031284 Lee 21 Mar 1963 Hayes, A.W.
 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
AUA000031281 Lee 3 Apr 1971 Mixner, J.B.
005		 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
UNAF0000498 Lauderdale 17 Mar 1992 Murphy, Gina A.
s.n.		 UNAF
Vinca minor Linnaeus
UNA00065352 Winston 04 Apr 2005 England, J. Kevin
279		 UNA
Vinca minor L.
TROY000014090 Lauderdale 26 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4110		 TROY
Vinca major Linnaeus
AUA000031282 Lee 28 Mar 1969 Chitwood, John C.
 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
JSU120519 Lee 14 Mar 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU120515 Jackson 15 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
671		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
AUA000031283 Lee 5 Apr 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
AMAL00021518 Randolph 15 Mar 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13884		 AMAL
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU120518 Lauderdale 1 May 1969 Emerson, H.
99		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU120517 Lauderdale 8 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61363		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
AUA000031287 Talladega 7 Apr 1979 Creswell, Tommy
036		 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
JSU120511 Calhoun 8 Apr 1993 House, Russell
23		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU120514 Cleburne 24 Mar 1967 Harris, N.D.
s.n.		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
AUA000031285 Lee 22 Apr 1952 Shell
 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
AUA000031280 Lee 1 Apr 1970 Montgomery, John
003		 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
AUA000031286 Lee 20 Apr 1952 Dupree, H.K.
 AUA
Vinca Minor L.
TROY000014236 St. Clair 31 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2752		 TROY
Vinca major Linnaeus
AMAL00010874 St. Clair 31 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2752		 AMAL
Vinca minor L.
SAMF0008267 Walker 19 Apr 2017 Legg, Mary
30		 SAMF
Vinca minor Linnaeus
UNA00058792 St. Clair 31 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2752		 UNA
Vinca minor L.
UWAL0000261 Lauderdale 26 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4110		 UWAL
Vinca minor L.
JSU120513 Calhoun 23 Mar 1967 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU120512 Calhoun s.d. Hruska, Susan E.
29		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
UWAL0000262 St. Clair 31 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2752		 UWAL
Vinca minor L.
UWAL0001000 Madison 02 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5712		 UWAL
Vinca minor L.
TROY000034306 Madison 02 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5712		 TROY
Vinca minor Linnaeus
UNAF0000497 Lauderdale 17 Mar 1973 Goode, Nila A.
s.n.		 UNAF
Vinca minor Linnaeus
JSU146189 Calhoun 16 Mar 1998 Hutchinson, Francine
2507		 JSU
Vinca minor Linnaeus
ALNHS00003717 Colbert 23 Mar 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-629		 ALNHS
Vinca minor L.
AMAL00014141 Lauderdale 26 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4110		 AMAL
Vinca minor L.
UWAL0017029 Randolph 15 Mar 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13884		 UWAL
Vinca minor L.
UNAF0000499 Lee 13 Apr 1962 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 UNAF
Vinca minor Linnaeus
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