Legousia
| Venus' looking glass | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | Eudicots | 
| (unranked): | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Campanulaceae | 
| Genus: |  Legousia Durande, 1782  | 
| Species | |
| 
 7 species, see text  | |
Legousia (Venus' looking glass) is a genus of flowering plants in the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family.
Species
Legousia species include:
- Legousia falcata (Ten.) Fritsch ex Janch. 1907
 - Legousia hybrida (L.) Delarbre 1800
 - Legousia julianii (Batt.) Briq. 1931
 - Legousia pentagonia (L.) Thell. 1908
 - Legousia scabra (Lowe) Gamisans 1985
 - Legousia skvortsovii Proskur. 1980
 - Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Durande ex Vill. 1786
 
Synonyms
- Apenula Neck. – Elem. Bot. 1: 234 (1790).
 - Legouzia Delarbre – Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2: 45 (1800).
 - Specularia Heist. ex A.DC. – Monogr. Campan.: 344 (1830), nom. superfl.
 - Pentagonia Möhring ex Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 381 (1891), nom. illeg.
 
References
- "Legousia Overview". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP).
 - "Legousia Synonyms". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP).
 
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