The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Established

Family
Apocynaceae

Total records held
75

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 37	45
Tetrads: 46	54
Hectads: 21	23

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Greater Periwinkle is a newly established creeping perennial of waysides shrubberies scrub and waste places. It occurs rarely throughout our area from Barber Booth (SK1184) and Pleasley Vale (SK56C) in the north, through Pentrich Lane End (SK3751), to Doveridge (SK1234) and Melbourne Town (SK3825) in the south. It is widely grown for ground cover, and, being a vigorous grower, it often grows out of gardens or is discarded with garden waste. It is indigenous to the Mediterranean.