Vinca major

Species

Common names

periwinkle

greater periwinkle

blue periwinkle

Full scientific name

Vinca major L.

Number of records

3328

Currently classified as a weed

Yes

This weed is included in:

• Environmental Weeds
• Auckland RPMP - Site-led
• Auckland RPMP - Sustained Control
• Bay of Plenty RPMP - Sustained Control
• Gisborne RPMP - Site-led
• Northland RPMP - Sustained Control
• Otago RPMP - Organism of Interest
• Southland RPMP - Organism of Interest

External links:

• Species information (NZPCN)
• Weed control information (Weedbusters)
• Key to the weed species (Manaaki Whenua)

This species is in the genus:

Vinca

Genus