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The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles. [2] This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form dense masses of groundcover individually 2–5 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across and up to 25 centimetres (10 in) high, perhaps even 50–70 cm (20–28 in).
Vinca (/ ˈ v ɪ ŋ k ə /; [2] Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively.
Vinca minor (common names lesser periwinkle [1] or dwarf periwinkle) is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to central and southern Europe. Other vernacular names used in cultivation include small periwinkle , common periwinkle , and sometimes in the United States, myrtle or creeping myrtle .
Vinca difformis, commonly called the intermediate periwinkle, [1] 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.
Periwinkle blue is the color for esophageal and stomach cancer awareness ribbons, and for anorexia nervosa and bulimia. It is also the color for pulmonary hypertension awareness ribbons. [citation needed] Periwinkle was added to the Crayola palette in 1949. [6] In the late 1990s, the Anaheim Angels changed their uniform to include this color. [7]
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Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, [2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.