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greater periwinkle

Vinca major

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,030, February 761, March 1,192, April 1,876, May 2,704, June 2,949, July 3,156, August 2,714, September 1,992, October 1,487, November 813, December 635.
United States32,980
Alaska21,309
California15,010
United Kingdom4,128
England3,782
Australia2,481
North Carolina1,984
British Columbia1,946
France1,870
Texas1,748

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderGentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies · Gentianales
FamilyDogbane Family · Apocynaceae
Genusperiwinkles · Vinca

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