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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Vinca minor
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vinca minor
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-04-001:
Vinca minor
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Vinca minor
COMMON NAME:
Common Periwinkle
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JK Marlow jkm150407_134
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Flowers 2-3cm across, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm150407_137
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves coriaceous, evergreen, elliptic; margins not ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.