Vinca difformis

Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle,[1] is an evergreen, flowering subshrub native to Western Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, France, the Italian Peninsula and Sardinia. Its whitish-blue flowers have a blooming season from late winter to early spring. It grows to about half a meter, and forms mats over a meter across.

Vinca difformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Vinca
Species:
V. difformis
Binomial name
Vinca difformis

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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