Biscutella
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Biscutella is a genus of about 46 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s of Brassicaceae
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....

 or Cruciferae family, according to Appel, O. & Al-Shehbaz, I. 2003 .

It contains the following species:
  • Biscutella laevigata
    Biscutella laevigata
    Biscutella laevigata is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.-Subspecies:*Biscutella laevigata varia*Biscutella laevigata lucida*Biscutella laevigata kerneri...

  • Biscutella rotgesii
    Biscutella rotgesii
    Biscutella rotgesii is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Corsica, France.Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

    (Lunetière de Rotgès)
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