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I.d. help (CA native?)
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Posted by fat_kitty (My Page) on Tue, Feb 2, 10 at 23:39
| Hi. I saw this low-growing plant in bloom on a hiking trail near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.. The trail is well-maintained and I suspect that this might be a CA native. Can anyone tell me what it is? Many thanks in advance!
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RE: I.d. help (CA native?)
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| Looks like Vinca to me. A weed, not a native. |
RE: I.d. help (CA native?)
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| its a vine right? looks like periwinkle to me. |
RE: I.d. help (CA native?)
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| Vinca major - not a CA native but native to Southern Europe. Periwinkle is the common name for Vinca. |
RE: I.d. help (CA native?)
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| fat kitty, in some locations this plant (Vinca major) is used as a ground cover for shady locations. In others, it does become something of a weed. |
RE: I.d. help (CA native?)
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| Thanks for all your replies! Yes, duh, of course that's what it is. I try to avoid planting this, so I'm not all that familiar with it. I guess I had high hopes that it was something more interesting. |
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