Vinca herbacea - Revision history

WikiWorks at 01:05, 30 October 2009

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			\|familia=Apocynaceae
			\|genus=Vinca
			\|species=herbacea
			\|common_name=Herbaceous Periwinkle
			\|habit=herbaceous
	\|Min ht metric=cm		\|Min ht metric=cm
	\|Temp Metric=°F		\|Temp Metric=°F
	\|image=~~Upload~~.~~png~~		\|image=Vinca-herbacea1-crop.jpg
	\|image_width=240		\|image_width=240
			\|image_caption=''Vinca herbacea'' leaves and flowers
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	Vinca herbacea, Waldst. & Kit. Hardy trailing glabrous herb, which usually loses its lvs. in winter: lvs. elliptical or lanceolate, rather obtuse, margins revolute; petiole very short: fls. more purple than the other species; calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; corolla-lobes obovate, oblong-obtuse. E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 2002. B.R. 301.		Vinca herbacea, Waldst. & Kit. Hardy trailing glabrous herb, which usually loses its lvs. in winter: lvs. elliptical or lanceolate, rather obtuse, margins revolute; petiole very short: fls. more purple than the other species; calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; corolla-lobes obovate, oblong-obtuse. E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 2002. B.R. 301.
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	~~{{Taxobox~~
	~~\| color = lightgreen~~
	~~\| name = ''Vinca herbacea''~~
	~~\| image = Vinca-herbacea1-crop.jpg~~
	~~\| image_width = 240px~~
	~~\| image_caption = ''Vinca herbacea'' leaves and flowers~~
	~~\| regnum = [[Plant]]ae~~
	~~\| divisio = [[Flowering plant\|Magnoliophyta]]~~
	~~\| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]~~
	~~\| ordo = [[Gentianales]]~~
	~~\| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]~~
	~~\| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''~~
	~~\| species = '''''V. herbacea'''''~~
	~~\| binomial = ''Vinca herbacea''~~
	~~\| binomial_authority = [[Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein\|Waldst.]] & [[Pál Kitaibel\|Kit.]]~~
	}}		}}

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	It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant\|perennial]] growing as a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form [[clonal colony\|clonal colonies]], growing up to 10-20 cm high. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 1-5 cm long and 0.2-3 cm broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short [[Petiole (botany)\|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.		It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant\|perennial]] growing as a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form [[clonal colony\|clonal colonies]], growing up to 10-20 cm high. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 1-5 cm long and 0.2-3 cm broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short [[Petiole (botany)\|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.

	===Cultivation ~~and uses~~===		===Cultivation===
	It is occasionally grown in temperate [[gardens]] as a [[rock garden]] plant.		It is occasionally grown in temperate [[gardens]] as a [[rock garden]] plant.

			===Propagation===

			===Pests and Diseases===

	==References==		==References==
	*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=~~Vinca&SPECIES_XREF~~=~~herbacea&TAXON_NAME_XREF~~=~~&RANK~~= ~~Flora Europaea: ''Vinca herbacea'']~~
	*~~[http://web.kadel.cz/flora/e/kvCard.asp-Id=4888.htm Rock garden plants: ''Vinca herbacea'']~~		==External links==
	*[http://www.hlasek.com/vinca_herbacea_8400.html Photo]		*{{wplink}}
	*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.
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Murali.lalitha at 12:48, 29 October 2009

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			Vinca herbacea, Waldst. & Kit. Hardy trailing glabrous herb, which usually loses its lvs. in winter: lvs. elliptical or lanceolate, rather obtuse, margins revolute; petiole very short: fls. more purple than the other species; calyx-lobes narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; corolla-lobes obovate, oblong-obtuse. E. Eu., Asia Minor. B.M. 2002. B.R. 301.
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	{{Taxobox		{{Taxobox
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WikiWorks at 17:30, 7 March 2008

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Vinca herbacea''
| image = Vinca-herbacea1-crop.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Vinca herbacea'' leaves and flowers
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Vinca]]''
| species = '''''V. herbacea'''''
| binomial = ''Vinca herbacea''
| binomial_authority = [[Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein|Waldst.]] & [[Pál Kitaibel|Kit.]]
}}

'''''Vinca herbacea''''' ('''Herbaceous Periwinkle''') is a [[flowering plant]] native to eastern and southeastern [[Europe]], from [[Austria]] south to [[Greece]], and east to the [[Crimea]], and also in southwestern [[Asia]] east to the [[Caucasus]] and [[Alborz]] mountains. It grows mainly in [[steppe]] habitats.

It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] growing as a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form [[clonal colony|clonal colonies]], growing up to 10-20 cm high. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 1-5 cm long and 0.2-3 cm broad, glossy green with an entire margin, and nearly sessile with only a very short [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in late summer, blue-violet or occasionally white, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with a five-lobed corolla.

===Cultivation and uses===
It is occasionally grown in temperate [[gardens]] as a [[rock garden]] plant.

==References==
*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Vinca&SPECIES_XREF=herbacea&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Vinca herbacea'']
*[http://web.kadel.cz/flora/e/kvCard.asp-Id=4888.htm Rock garden plants: ''Vinca herbacea'']
*[http://www.hlasek.com/vinca_herbacea_8400.html Photo]
*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 664-665. Macmillan.