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Vinca minor, commonly known as lesser periwinkle, is a low-growing flowering plant with evergreen leaves and small purple, blue, or white flowers that is widely used as a ground cover in gardens and landscaping. It matters because it is valued for its ability to spread across bare ground while requiring minimal maintenance, though it can become invasive in some natural areas where it outcompetes native plants.
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SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAustria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands
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Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle, common periwinkle, and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle.
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