Resources
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
0016132 big periwinkle Vinca major Feature(s) James H. Miller |
0016133 big periwinkle Vinca major Feature(s) James H. Miller |
0016134 big periwinkle Vinca major Foliage James H. Miller |
0016238 big periwinkle Vinca major Plant(s) James H. Miller |
1380417 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Chris Evans |
1380423 big periwinkle Vinca major Plant(s) Chris Evans |
2307172 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Barry Rice |
5163037 big periwinkle Vinca major Flower(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
5204067 big periwinkle Vinca major Foliage Pedro Tenorio-Lezama |
5306022 big periwinkle Vinca major Infestation Nancy Loewenstein |
5306023 big periwinkle Vinca major Infestation Nancy Loewenstein |
5309030 big periwinkle Vinca major Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
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
- California Invasive Plant Council
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- 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.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- 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 |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle, periwinkle
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

