Bigleaf Periwinkle (Vinca major L.)
Also known as large periwinkle, greater periwinkle.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
Widely planted as a groundcover, although its use is declining due to its invasive potential.
↑Links & External Resources
• Vinca major (Bigleaf Periwinkle) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Vinca major | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Vinca major (Big periwinkle) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Vinca major | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Vinca major | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Vinca major | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Bigleaf Periwinkle | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Vinca major L. (Greater Periwinkle) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
