Legousia
Sign in to saveLegousia ('''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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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
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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