Degenia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Velebitska degenija kamenjar 080509.jpg

|image_caption = Degenia velebitica

|genus = Degenia

|parent_authority = Hayek

|species = velebitica

|authority = (Degen) Hayek

}}

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.

Discovered by Árpád Degen in 1917,{{cite journal| last = Naumovski| first = Dubravka| year = 2005| title = Germination ecology of seeds of endemic species Degenia velebitica (Degen) Hayek (Brassicaceae)| journal = Acta Botanica Croatica| volume = 64| number = 2| url = https://hrcak.srce.hr/en/3359| pages = 323–30}} the species has since become a symbol of the region.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} Known in Croatian by the translation of the binomial name ({{lang|hr|velebitska degenija}}), it was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 lipa coin, minted from 1993 to 2022.[http://www.hnb.hr Croatian National Bank]. [http://www.hnb.hr/novcan/ekovanic.htm?tsfsg=a89719a221b101407a7b882421d5f621 Kuna and Lipa, Coins of Croatia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622012116/http://www.hnb.hr/novcan/ekovanic.htm?tsfsg=a89719a221b101407a7b882421d5f621 |date=2009-06-22 }}: [http://www.hnb.hr/novcan/kovanice/e50lipa.htm?tsfsg=ec2670017c1348f9e461fd0bfb78239f 50 Lipa Coin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604014523/http://www.hnb.hr/novcan/kovanice/e50lipa.htm?tsfsg=ec2670017c1348f9e461fd0bfb78239f |date=2011-06-04 }}. – Retrieved on 31 March 2009.

File:Lika-Senj County coat of arms.svg, the area it is endemic to.]]