Plants : ApocynaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Vinca minor L.

Lesser Periwinkle

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Vinca minor

Description: This species and the similar Vinca major are frequently grown in gardens, but V. minor is by far the commoner in "wild" situations as a naturalised alien, sometimes well away from houses but more usually close to a garden or house on a roadside bank. It is native to continental Europe.

All names: Vinca minor L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Vinca minor at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Vinca minor at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Vinca minor. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3953. Accessed on 2026-11-02.