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	Vinca minor  L.

Fam.: Apocynaceae / Periwinkle Fam.

Genus:  Vinca  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Vinca:		Roman plant name, from vincere = to conquer (evergreen leaves)
	minor:		small

Fig. 1:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Mannheim 11.4.2006

Fig. 2:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle (cultiv.) D Heidelberg 17.3.2007

Fig. 3:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle (cultiv.) D Rheinhessen, Wendelsheim 13.4.2008

Fig. 4:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle (cultiv.) D Rheinhessen, Wendelsheim 29.4.2010

Fig. 5:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Kraichgau, Malsch 8.4.2016

Fig. 6:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Kraichgau, Malsch 8.4.2016

Fig. 7:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Kraichgau, Malsch 8.4.2016

Fig. 8:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Hambrücken 10.4.2016

Fig. 9:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Ketsch 22.3.2020

Fig. 10:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle (cultiv., color variant) D Weinheim an der Bergstraße 15.4.2008

Fig. 11:  Vinca minor / Lesser Periwinkle D Ludwigshafen 31.3.2021

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