Vinca difformis
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Caution
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Europe, Spain,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
How to Identify
A Mediterranean climate herb in the family Apocynaceae.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle, is an evergreen, flowering subshrub. It grows to about 0.5 metres (1+1⁄2 ft) tall, and forms mats over 1 m (3+1⁄2 ft) across. Its whitish-blue flowers have a blooming season from late winter to early spring. It is native to Western Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, France, the Italian Peninsula and Sardinia.
Names & Synonyms
Alcandorea
Vinca acutiflora Bertol.and others
References (1)
- Blanco-Salas, J., et al, 2019, Wild Plants Potentially Used in Human Food in the Protected Area “Sierra Grande de Hornachos” of Extremadura (Spain). Sustainability 2019, 11, 456
