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: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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]
References
edit- ↑ "Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Naumovski, Dubravka (2005). "Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae)". Acta Botanica Croatica. 64 (2): 323–30.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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