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Madagascan periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Photo by Mel11
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Field Notes

Description:

5 Petaled and low growing. All shades of pink have been bred for ornamental gardens.

Habitat:

Seen here in the grasslands at the base of the granite boulders in the Anja reserve. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant

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PublishedMarch 10, 2021

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