Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 0581072 common periwinkle Vinca minor Plant(s) Jil Swearingen |
![]() 1237099 common periwinkle Vinca minor Plant(s) Dan Tenaglia |
![]() 1237109 common periwinkle Vinca minor Feature(s) Dan Tenaglia |
![]() 1346049 common periwinkle Vinca minor Infestation Chris Evans |
![]() 1346050 common periwinkle Vinca minor Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2307169 common periwinkle Vinca minor Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 5309031 common periwinkle Vinca minor Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5309032 common periwinkle Vinca minor Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5395722 common periwinkle Vinca minor Flower(s) Robert Vidéki |
![]() 5467987 common periwinkle Vinca minor Flower(s) Deena Chadi |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- Rhode Island Natural History Society,
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Gentianales |
| Family: Apocynaceae |
| Genus: Vinca |
Other System Links
Plants: VIMI2Bayer: VINMI
GRIN: 41680
ITIS: 30238
NPDN Pest: PAIACBB
NPDN Host: 33103
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
lesser periwinkle, myrtle
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |













