Aurinia

<i>Aurinia</i>

Aurinia

Genus of flowering plants

Aurinia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), 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]

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

Quick Facts Aurinia, Scientific classification ...

Aurinia contains the following species accepted by The Plant List:[2]

  • Aurinia corymbosa Griseb.
  • Aurinia cyclocarpa (Boiss.) Czerep.
  • Aurinia gionae (Quézel & Contandr.) Greuter & Burdet
  • Aurinia leucadea (Guss.) K.Koch
  • Aurinia moreana Tzanoud. & Iatroú
  • Aurinia petraea (Ard.) Schur
  • Aurinia rupestris (Sweet) Cullen & T.R.Dudley
  • Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.
  • Aurinia sinuata (L.) Griseb.
  • Aurinia uechtritziana (Bornm.) Cullen & T.R.Dudley

References

  1. [1]
    RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. [2]
    "Aurinia". The Plant List. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  • Media related to Aurinia at Wikimedia Commons


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