:''The gastropod genus ''Aurinia'' is nowadays usually considered a junior synonym of ''
Scaphella.
''Aurinia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s of the
family
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Brassicaceae
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(Cruciferae),
native
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People
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* '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Nat ...
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 plant, annu ...
'', which they resemble. They can either be
biennial or woody-based
evergreen
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perennials
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. They produce
panicle
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s of yellow flowers in early summer.
''Aurinia'' contains the following
species
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accepted by ''
The Plant List
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'':
*''
Aurinia corymbosa''
Griseb.
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Aurinia cyclocarpa''
(Boiss.) Czerep.
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Aurinia gionae''
(Quézel & Contandr.) Greuter & Burdet
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Aurinia leucadea''
(Guss.) K.Koch
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Aurinia moreana''
Tzanoud. & Iatroú
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Aurinia petraea''
(Ard.) Schur
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Aurinia rupestris''
(Sweet) Cullen & T.R.Dudley
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Aurinia saxatilis''
(L.) Desv.
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Aurinia sinuata''
(L.) Griseb.
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Aurinia uechtritziana''
(Bornm.) Cullen & T.R.Dudley
References
External links
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Taxa named by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
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