Degenia

Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the family Brassicaceae containing the single species Degenia velebitica. The yellow-flowered plant is endemic to the Velebit and Kapela mountain ranges of Croatia. It is an endangered species and has had protected status since 1964.^[1]

Degenia
Degenia velebitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Degenia Hayek
Species:	D. velebitica
Binomial name
Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek

Discovered by Árpád Degen in 1917,^[1] the species has since become a symbol of the region.^{[citation needed]} Known in Croatian by the translation of the binomial name (velebitska degenija), it was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted from 1993 to 2022.^[2]

Degenia velebitica depicted on the coat of arms of the Lika-Senj County, the area it is endemic to.