Herbaceous periwinkle
Vinca herbacea Waldst. & Kit.
Vinca herbacea, known as herbaceous periwinkle, is a flowering plant native to eastern Europe. It belongs to the Apocynaceae family and was first described in 1799 by Waldst. & Kit.
Description
Vinca herbacea is a member of the genus Vinca in the Apocynaceae family. It is commonly referred to as herbaceous periwinkle and is native to regions including the southeastern United States, Austria, Bulgaria, Central and South European Russia, Czechoslovakia, the East Aegean Islands, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, the Crimea, Lebanon-Syria, the North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, the Transcaucasus, and Turkey. This species was first published in 1799 by Waldst. & Kit.
Other common names
Herbaceous periwinkle
Distribution
SE · conterminous 48 United States · Austria · Bulgaria · Central European Rus · Czechoslovakia · East Aegean Is. · Germany · Hungary · Iran · Iraq · Krym · Lebanon-Syria · North Caucasus · Palestine · Romania · South European Russi · Transcaucasus · Turkey-in-Europe · Turkey · Ukraine · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Vinca bottaeVinca haussknechtiiVinca herbacea subsp. libanoticaVinca herbacea subsp. mixtaVinca libanoticaVinca mixtaVinca pumilaVinca semidesertorumVinca sessilifolia
