Legousia

Legousia ('''Venus' looking-glass') is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to Europe. Species in the genus used to be placed under genus Specularia along with plants in genera Triodanis and Heterocodon as well as some species in genus Campanula''. However, the division has been confirmed evolutionarily comprehensive by a Campanulaceae phylogeny based on DNA molecular evidence.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Legousia is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Europe, plant and Wikidata.

Vinony files it under Campanulaceae genera and Campanuloideae.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Eritrea

Observations recorded65,208

Легузия (лат. Legousia) — род травянистых растений семейства Колокольчиковые (Campanulaceae). Род назван в честь французского учёного Бениня Ле Гу де Жерлана[fr] (1695—1774).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 52
With media: 32
Family: Campanulaceae
Collections: MO, GH, SBBG, MNHN, B, UPS
Recorded in: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Morocco, United States, Iran, Spain, Luxembourg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Campanulaceae
Image: Legousia speculum-veneris1 eF.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Legousia
Commons category: Legousia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6613
topic's main category: Category:Legousia
taxon common name: Spiegelklokje

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Legousia ('''Venus' looking-glass') is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to Europe. Species in the genus used to be placed under genus Specularia along with plants in genera Triodanis and Heterocodon as well as some species in genus Campanula. However, the division has been confirmed evolutionarily comprehensive by a Campanulaceae phylogeny based on DNA molecular evidence.

==Species== Legousia species include: Legousia falcata Legousia hybrida Legousia julianii Legousia pentagonia Legousia scabra Legousia skvortsovii Legousia snogerupii Tan, Biel & Sfikas. 2015 Legousia speculum-veneris

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