''Lunaria'', common names honesty, dollar plant, money-in-both-pockets, money plant, moneywort, moonwort, and silver dollar;
is a
genus of
flowering plants in the family
Brassicaceae. It is
native
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In arts and entert ...
to central and southern
Europe and North America. Species include:
*''
L. annua'' (
syn.
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''L. biennis''),
annual or
biennial
*''
L. elongata''
*''
L. rediviva'',
perennial
*''
L. telekiana''. rare Balkan species
The Latin name ''Lunaria'' means "moon-like" and refers to the plants' decorative seedpods.
They have hairy toothed leaves and terminal
raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen in
flower arrangements.
They are widely grown as
ornamental plants in
gardens, and have become
naturalised
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in many
temperate areas away from their native habitat.
Gallery
Lunaria annua, seeds.jpg, ''L. annua'', with seeds
Lunaria annua, without seeds.jpg, ''L. annua'', without seeds
Lunaria annua seeds J3.JPG, ''L. annua'', unripe seedpod in July
Lunaria annua detail.jpg, Detail of flower,
''L. annua''
Lunaria_annua_chile.JPG, White-flowered form,
''L. annua''
Lunaria annua storage roots.jpg, Storage roots at the end of first growth period,
''L. annua''
Lunaria rediviva 251202.jpg, ''L. rediviva''
Lunaria rediviva 2015-06-01 OB 122.jpg, ''L. rediviva''
Lunaria rediviva 2015-06-01 OB 120.jpg, ''L. rediviva''
See also
*
Money plant
References
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Garden plants