Periwinkle
Encyclopedia
Periwinkle may refer to:
In fauna:
In flora:
In other uses:
In fauna:
- Periwinkle, a common name for a number of gastropod molluscs in the family LittorinidaeLittorinidaeLittorinidae is a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found world-wide.-Names:...
- Common periwinkleCommon PeriwinkleThe common periwinkle or winkle, scientific name Littorina littorea, is a species of small edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk which has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles....
(Littorina littorea) - Blue periwinkleBlue periwinkleThe Blue Periwinkle or Nodilittorina unifasciata Grey, 1826, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles....
(Nodilittorina unifasciata) - Rough periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis)
- Common periwinkle
- Periwinkle, a regional name for the caddisfly larva
In flora:
- CatharanthusCatharanthusCatharanthus is a genus of eight species of herbaceous perennial plants, six endemic to the island of Madagascar, the seventh and eighth native to the Indian subcontinent in southern Asia...
or Madagascar periwinkles- Catharanthus roseusCatharanthus roseusCatharanthus roseus is a species of Catharanthus native and endemic to Madagascar. Synonyms include Vinca rosea , Ammocallis rosea, and Lochnera rosea; other English names occasionally used include Cape Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle, and "Old-maid".In the wild, it is an endangered...
or rosy periwinkle
- Catharanthus roseus
- VincaVincaVinca is a genus of six species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus .-Description:Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m long...
or European periwinkles- Vinca majorVinca majorVinca major, with the common names Bigleaf Periwinkle, Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle and Blue Periwinkle, is an herbaceous, perennial, rhizomatous and stoloniferous flowering plant in the genus Vinca belonging to the family Apocynaceae.-Etymology:The genus name probably derives from the...
or greater periwinkle - Vinca minorVinca minorVinca minor, Lesser periwinkle and Dwarf periwinkle, is a plant native to central and southern Europe, from Portugal and France north to the Netherlands and the Baltic States, and east to the Caucasus, and also in southwestern Asia in Turkey...
or lesser periwinkle - Vinca herbaceaVinca herbaceaVinca herbacea is a flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Europe, from Austria south to Greece, and east to the Crimea, and also in southwestern Asia east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains...
or herbaceous periwinkle
- Vinca major
In other uses:
- Periwinkle (color)Periwinkle (color)Periwinkle is a color in the blue family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb which bears flowers of the same color....
, a pale shade of blue - Periwinkle (film)Periwinkle (film)Periwinkle is a 1917 silent film directed by James Kirkwood. The film, now believed to be lost, had a generally negative reception. The New York Times called it "a minor melodrama".-Plot:...
, a 1917 silent film by James Kirkwood - USS Periwinkle (1864)USS Periwinkle (1864)USS Periwinkle was a steamer procured by the Union Navy during the final months of the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy’s struggle against the Confederate States of America as a patrol gunship....
, a steamer procured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War - Periwinkle, a character in Blue's CluesBlue's CluesBlue's Clues is an American children's television show airing on the Nickelodeon family of channels. The show premiered on September 8, 1996 and airs on Nick Jr. and other channels, although production of new episodes ceased by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries,...
- Periwinkle, a character in The Bellflower BunniesThe Bellflower BunniesThe Bellflower Bunnies is an animated series based on the Beechwood Bunny Tales book series by Geneviève Huriet. The show debuted on the TF1 network with four episodes airing between December 24 and December 28, 2001...
- Periwinkle, the main character in Patricia A. McKillipPatricia A. McKillipPatricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award and Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement...
's book, The Changeling Sea