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Definition of Vinca minor

Vinca minor
Periwinkle Per"i*win`kle, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. Note: The common perwinkle (Vinca minor) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their axils. In America it is often miscalled myrtle. See under Myrtle.

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- Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern...
- Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively. Additionally, some species have medicinal uses.The most spread species is Vinca minor....
- Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the...
- Vinca alkaloids are a set of anti-mitotic and anti-microtubule alkaloid agents originally derived from the periwinkle plant Catharanthus roseus (basionym...
- family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also...
- Trachelospermum jasminoides: individual seeds, showing pappus Vinca major (seeds) Vinca minor: botanical plate showing paired fruits (no. 5) Wrightia tinctoria...
- Tuberculina sbrozzii parasitizing the rust Puccinia cribrata on leaf of Vinca minor Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Fungi Division:...
- history and negatively affecting survival. Invasive species, including Vinca minor, Alliaria petiolata, and Hesperis matronalis, compete with T. recurvatum...
- Primula acaulis Morning glory (Ipomoea a****inata) Vaccinium corymbosum Vinca minor Blue Delphinium flower Blue Lupme flower Lupinus pilosus Lactarius indigo...
- rarest migrant hawk-moths, a larva was discovered feeding on periwinkle Vinca minor. The adult has a greenish head, with rufous in front and a grey band...