Vinca major var major
(Greater Periwinkle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyVinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
SpeciesVinca major (Greater Periwinkle)
GenusVinca (periwinkles)
FamilyAPOCYNACEAE (periwinkles and asclepiads)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle) :
1: Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
16 Apr 2016 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower bud - side viewImage 2: Flower bud - side view - close-upImage 3: Flower - face view - close-upImage 4: Flower - face view - close-up (2)Image 5: Flowering shoot - side viewImage 6: Flower - side viewImage 7: Flower - side view - close-upImage 8: Flower - side view - close-up (2)Image 9: LeafImage 10: Leaves and flower
2: Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
17 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
by roadside
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower - close-up (3)Image 4: Flower - close-up (4)Image 5: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 6: Flowering shoot - close-up (2)Image 7: Flowers and foliageImage 8: Vegetative shootsImage 9: Flower bud - close-up - enlarged
3: Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
7 Feb 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - face viewImage 2: Flowering shootImage 3: Flowering shoot (2)Image 4: Flowering shoot (3)Image 5: Flower - oblique viewImage 6: Leaf - uppersideImage 7: Leaf - undersideImage 8: PollenImage 9: Pollen (2)

Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vinca major var major (Greater Periwinkle)
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