| Lunaria | |
|---|---|
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| L. annua | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Lunaria L. |
| Species | |
Lunaria annua - annual honesty | |
Lunaria is agenus of flowering plants in the familyBrassicaceae. It isnative to Europe and has beenintroduced to North America and elsewhere.[1] Species include:
The Latin nameLunaria means "moon-like" and refers to the plants' decorative seedpods.[3]
They have hairy toothed leaves and terminalracemes of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen inflower arrangements.[2]
They are widely grown asornamental plants ingardens, and have becomenaturalised in manytemperate areas away from their native habitat.
