''Legousia'' (Venus' looking-glass) is a genus 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 in the family

Campanulaceae The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belo ...

, native to

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

. Species in the genus used to be placed under genus ''Specularia'' along with plants in genera ''

Triodanis ''Triodanis'' is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, native to North and South America. Venus' looking-glass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species include: *''Triodanis biflora'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Greene - small ...

'' and ''

Heterocodon ''Heterocodon'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the bellflower family containing the single species ''Heterocodon rariflorum'', which is known by the common names rareflower heterocodon and western pearlflower. It is native to western North A ...

'' as well as some species in genus '' Campanula''. However, the division has been confirmed evolutionarily comprehensive by a

phylogeny based on DNA molecular evidence.

Species

''Legousia '' species include: * ''

Legousia falcata ''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 ...

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Legousia hybrida ''Legousia hybrida'' is a species of annual herb in the family Campanulaceae The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small t ...

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Legousia julianii ''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'' a ...

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Legousia pentagonia ''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'' a ...

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Legousia scabra ''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'' a ...

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Legousia skvortsovii ''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'' a ...

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Legousia snogerupii ''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'' a ...

'' Tan, Biel & Sfikas. 2015 * ''

Legousia speculum-veneris ''Legousia speculum-veneris'', the looking glass or large Venus's-looking-glass, is an annual ornamental plant in the family Campanulaceae (bellflowers). It blooms from June to August and is native to the Mediterranean region. Synonyms * ''Camp ...

Synonyms

* ''Apenula'' * ''Legouzia'' * ''Specularia'' * ''Pentagonia''

References

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Tan, K., Biel, B. and Sfikas, G., 2015. Legousia snogerupii (Campanulaceae), a new species from southeastern Kiklades, Greece. ''Phytotaxa'', ''201''(1), pp.63-70.
Campanuloideae Campanulaceae genera {{Campanulaceae-stub