Creeping Myrtle
Synonyms: Common Periwinkle
Scientific Name: Vinca minor
Evergreen groundcover native to central and southern Europe, and also southwestern Asia in Turkey.
Creeping Myrtle
Synonyms: Common Periwinkle
Scientific Name: Vinca minor
Creeping Myrtle
| Genus species: | Vinca minor | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Creeping Myrtle, Common Periwinkle | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Apocynaceae 
Perennial herbs or woody vines, usually with milky sap; leaves simple, entire; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a pair of follicles; family includes many poisonous species. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Vine | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Violet/Blue | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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