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Vinca major L. trib. Vinceae 
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FamilyAPOCYNACEAE
Genus speciesVinca major L. trib. Vinceae
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 209 (1753)
Native Ranges. Europe to Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, ovate, at apex attenuate, obtuse, at base subcordate, glabrous, margins ciliate, flowers solitary, shortly pedicellate, axillary, calyx ciliate
Size15-40cm
Colorlavender-blue
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe
division in early spring and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsPervinca major (L.) Garsault
Vinca grandiflora Salisb.
Vinca major var. obliqua Porta
Vinca major var. variegata Loudon
Vinca minor ssp. major (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Vinca ovatifolia Stokes
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SAR Sardegna)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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