''Degenia'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

plant genus in the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...

containing the single species ''Degenia velebitica''. The yellow-flowered plant is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Velebit Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near ...

and Kapela mountain ranges of Croatia. It is an endangered species and has had protected status since 1964. Discovered by Árpád Degen in 1917, the species has since become a symbol of the region. Known in Croatian by the translation of the binomial name (), it was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted from 1993 to 2022.Croatian National Bank
: ttp://www.hnb.hr/novcan/kovanice/e50lipa.htm?tsfsg=ec2670017c1348f9e461fd0bfb78239f 50 Lipa Coin. – Retrieved on 31 March 2009. Lika-Senj County coat of arms

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