Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Lesser Periwinkle isn't native to Europe and has been introduced to the Montreal area. It's a low growing, evergreen plant forming a large colony with many flowers, blooming from spring to mid-summer.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Lesser Periwinkle |
| 🇫🇷 | Petite Pervenche |
| 🇩🇪 | Kleines Immergrün |
| 🇲🇽 | Vinca menor |
Taxonomy
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
Flowers
| Color | blue, purple |
| Shape | rotate |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
Leaves
| Arrangement | opposite |
| Petiole | short |
| Shape | elliptic |
| Margin | entire |
| Venation | pinnate |
How to Identify
Lesser Periwinkle is a low growing evergreen plant forming a large colony with many flowers. A flower has 5 light violet petals.
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Where and When to Spot
The only place so far where I saw this species is Parc de la Visitation, in the forest just right of the entrance.