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Aurinia

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The gastropod genus Aurinia is nowadays usually considered a junior synonym of Scaphella.

Aurinia
Aurinia rupestris
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Aurinia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to mountainous areas of Central and Southern Europe, Russia and Turkey. They are closely related to Alyssum which they resemble. They can either be biennial or woody-based evergreen perennials. They produce panicles of yellow flowers in early summer.[1]

Species

The Aurinia species include:[2]

References

  1. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ^ GRIN