Complete plastome sequence of L., one of the most iconic European plants.

L. is one of the most iconic plants of the European flora. It is a species of great horticultural interest, but also an endangered and protected plant in the wild as a consequence of loss of natural habitats. Complete plastid genome was assembled from next-generation sequencing data obtaining a circular genome of 160,008 bp long assembly. It comprises a pair of inverted repeat regions, a large single-copy region (108,400 bp), and a small single-copy region (16,434 bp). It encodes 131 genes, including 87 protein coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and seven rRNA genes. Phylogeny showed the strict relationship between and L. The complete plastome will provide a useful genetic resource for future conservation programmes, phylogenetic studies and horticultural applications.