Subspecies
There are two subspecies, with geographically separate ranges:
- Vinca major subsp. major. Leaf petioles finely hairy, hairs short. Southern Europe.
- Vinca major subsp. hirsuta (Boiss.) Stearn (syn. V. pubescens d'Urv.). Leaf petioles densely hairy, hairs longer; petals much narrower. Caucasus, northeastern Turkey.
The closely related species Vinca minor is similar but smaller, with narrower, hairless leaves.
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