''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. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
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 be ...
, 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 enti ...
. 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
''Campanula'' () is one of several genera of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae commonly known as bellflowers. They take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers — ''campanula'' is Latin for "little b ...
''. 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 be ...
phylogeny based on DNA molecular evidence.
Species
''Legousia '' species include:
* ''
Legousia falcata''
* ''
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 ...
''
* ''
Legousia julianii''
* ''
Legousia pentagonia''
* ''
Legousia scabra''
* ''
Legousia skvortsovii''
*''
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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