:''The gastropod genus ''Aurinia'' is nowadays usually considered a junior synonym of ''
Scaphella''.
''Aurinia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s of the
family
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Brassicaceae
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(Cruciferae),
native
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to mountainous areas of Central and Southern Europe, Russia and Turkey. They are closely related to ''
Alyssum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
'', which they resemble. They can either be
biennial
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In particular, it can refer to:
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or woody-based
evergreen
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perennials
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. They produce
panicles of yellow flowers in early summer.
''Aurinia'' contains the following
species
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accepted by ''
The Plant List'':
*''
Aurinia corymbosa''
Griseb.
*''
Aurinia cyclocarpa''
(Boiss.) Czerep.
*''
Aurinia gionae''
(Quézel & Contandr.) Greuter & Burdet
*''
Aurinia leucadea''
(Guss.) K.Koch
*''
Aurinia moreana''
Tzanoud. & Iatroú
*''
Aurinia petraea''
(Ard.) Schur
*''
Aurinia rupestris''
(Sweet) Cullen & T.R.Dudley
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Aurinia saxatilis''
(L.) Desv.
*''
Aurinia sinuata''
(L.) Griseb.
*''
Aurinia uechtritziana''
(Bornm.) Cullen & T.R.Dudley
References
External links
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
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