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Species:

Vinca major

Common Name(s):

greater periwinkle, bigleaf periwinkle

Habitats Impacted:

riparian/aquatic, rangeland, forest/woodland

Regions likely to be Impacted:

NE, SE

Present in Neighboring States?

AR, LA, MO, NM, TX

Currently known from Oklahoma?

Yes

Vinca major

Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org

More Images:

https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=4528

What you should know!

Forms mats in forested areas, replacing native vegetation. Grown as an ornamental ground cover.

Management information

https://www.texasinvasives.org/plant_database/detail.php?symbol=VIMA

Dandelion Fields

Additional Online Resources for:

Vinca major

Species Overview

https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=4528

Distribution Map

https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/viewmap.cfm?sub=4528

iNaturalist Records in Oklahoma

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=12&subview=map&taxon_id=53326

iNaturalist Records in North America

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=97394&subview=map&taxon_id=53326

Herbarium Records

https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/collections/list.php?taxa=Vinca+major&usethes=1&taxontype=2

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