''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'' and ''
Heterocodon'' as well as some species in genus ''
Campanula''. However, the division has been confirmed evolutionarily comprehensive by a
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 ...
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 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''
Tan, Biel & Sfikas. 2015
* ''
Legousia speculum-veneris''
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
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