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Warning! This is an
invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn
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Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Image ID: yrt73
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Other common names: Myrtle
Invasive
Family:
Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Height: 0.5 to 0.75 ft.
(vine)
Blooms: April to
May
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 4/12/2003
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.