Degenia
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Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the mustard family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....

 containing the single species Degenia velebitica . The yellow-flowered plant is endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...

 to Velebit
Velebit
Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range in Croatia. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1757 m.The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior...

 and Kapela
Kapela
Kapela is a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. There are 3,516 inhabitants, of which 95% are Croats....

 mountain ranges, and has become a symbol of the region.
 
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