Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apocynaceae (Periwinkle family)
Genus: Vinca (Periwinkle)
Vinca minor L. - Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca major L. - Greater Periwinkle
Toxic, 10–40 cm tall. inflorescence: flowers solitary. flowers: with a long stalk, (almost) actinomorphic, with oblique petal-lobes, bluish to violet. corolla: Ø 30–60 mm, 5‑leaved. petals: fused. calyx: 5‑leaved, fused. sepals:
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens