Degenia

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Degenia
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Degenia velebitica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Degenia
Hayek
Species:
D. velebitica
Binomial name
Degenia velebitica
(Degen) Hayek
Synonyms [1]
  • Alyssum velebeticum(Degen) Degen
  • Lesquerella velebiticaDegen (1909) (basionym)

Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Brassicaceae containing the single species Degenia velebitica. The yellow-flowered plant is endemic to the Velebit and Kapela mountain ranges of Croatia. [2] It is an endangered species and has had protected status since 1964. [3] It grows in open stony grasslands, settled scree slopes, and rock crevices fully exposed to sun and stormy northeasterly ( Bora ) winds, from 300 to 1300 meters elevation. [4]

Discovered by Árpád Degen in 1909, [3] the species has since become a symbol of the region.[ citation needed ] Known in Croatian by the translation of the binomial name (velebitska degenija), it was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted from 1993 to 2022. [5]

Degenia velebitica depicted on the coat of arms of the Lika-Senj County, the area it is endemic to. Lika-Senj County coat of arms.svg
Degenia velebitica depicted on the coat of arms of the Lika-Senj County, the area it is endemic to.

References

  1. ↑ "Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Radović, Jasminka; Čivić, Kristijan; Topić, Ramona, eds. (2006). Biodiversity of Croatia (PDF). Zagreb: State Institute for Nature Protection Ministry of Culture, Republic of Croatia. ISBN   953-7169-20-0.
  3. 1 2 Naumovski, Dubravka (2005). "Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae)". Acta Botanica Croatica. 64 (2): 323–30.
  4. ↑ Liber, Z., Surina, B., Nikolić, T. et al. Spatial distribution, niche ecology and conservation genetics of Degenia velebitica (Brassicaceae), a narrow endemic species of the north-western Dinaric Alps. Plant Systematics and Evolution 306, 64 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-020-01695-3
  5. ↑ Croatian National Bank. Kuna and Lipa, Coins of Croatia Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine : 50 Lipa Coin Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine . – Retrieved on 31 March 2009.

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