Flower ID: IMG_0208.JPG-04-14-2024 Flower name (scientific): Vinca minor Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) VIN-kah MY-nor (or VIN-kuh MY-nor) Flower name (common): Periwinkle Family name (common): Dogbane Family name (scientific): Apocynaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Latin to bind, in reference to the stems being used to make wreaths. Specific epithet: Latin for smaller or lesser. To distinguish this plant from the larger species Vinca major. Common name origin: Of more than one origin, from classical Latin, used by Pliny of unknown origin, and from Old French (OED). Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.3 inches (1.8 to 3.3 cm) Petal count: 5 (Corolla is 5-lobed) Color: blue Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) in height. Creeping stem to 2 m. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate (IL), lanceolate to ovate (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, waste ground, roadsides, moist to dry, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The larger species Vinca major is not recorded from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, though reported from Illinois. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.800572 Longitude: -91.503663 Altitude: 236.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Dane, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Rusk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed