Lesser periwinkle
E143349
Lesser periwinkle is a low-growing evergreen flowering plant often used as ornamental groundcover and recognized in Scottish heraldry as a clan plant badge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lesser periwinkle canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen perennial
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan MacLachlan
ⓘ
surface form:
Clan Maclachlan
Scottish heraldry ⓘ |
| binomialName | Vinca minor ⓘ |
| commonName |
creeping myrtle
ⓘ
dwarf periwinkle ⓘ myrtle groundcover ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | Scottish clan plant badge ⓘ |
| family | Apocynaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| flowerStructure | five-petaled salverform corolla ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial ⓘ |
| genus | Vinca ⓘ |
| growthForm |
low-growing subshrub
ⓘ
trailing groundcover ⓘ |
| habitat |
hedgerows
ⓘ
shaded gardens ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| hardiness | frost hardy ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Australia
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| invasiveness | can be invasive outside native range ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
central Europe
ⓘ
southern Europe ⓘ |
| order | Gentianales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
division
ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ |
| reproduction | vegetative spread by rooting stems ⓘ |
| shadeTolerance | tolerant of shade ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toxicity |
contains toxic alkaloids
ⓘ
poisonous if ingested in quantity ⓘ |
| use |
erosion control
ⓘ
ornamental groundcover ⓘ understory planting ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.