Degenia
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
| Degenia | |
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| Degenia velebitica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
