Periwinkle *

Vinca major

Family: Apocynaceae (DOGBANE).
Other common names: bigleaf periwinkle, greater periwinkle.
Generic common name: PERIWINKLE.

Location: Backbone Trail between Zuma Ridge Trail and Kanan Trailhead: riparian woodland, April 2004.

Characteristics: non-Native, Blue, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.

Note: Invasive exotic.