Species of flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae
Lunaria annua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Brassicales
Family:
Brassicaceae
Genus:
Lunaria
Species:
L. annua
Binomial name
Lunaria annua
L.
Synonyms[1]
List
Crucifera lunaria E.H.L.Krause
Lunaria annua f. elliptica (Schur) Beck
Lunaria annua var. oppositifolia Cheshm.
Lunaria annua f. orbiculata (Schur) Beck
Lunaria biennis Moench
Lunaria biennis var. elliptica Schur
Lunaria biennis var. orbiculata Schur
Lunaria inodora Lam.
Viola lunaria Garsault
Lunaria annua, commonly called honesty or annual honesty, is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage and mustard family Brassicaceae. It is native to southern Europe, and cultivated throughout the temperate world.
Ripe pods (siliques), some with seeds visible, some with only the central membrane remaining
^"Lunaria annua L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Lunariaannua, commonly called honesty or annual honesty, is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage and mustard family Brassicaceae. It is native...
include: L. annua (syn. L. biennis), annual or biennial L. rediviva, perennial L. telekiana. rare Balkan species The Latin name Lunaria means "moon-like"...
distinguishes it from its biennial or annual cousin, Lunariaannua. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunaria rediviva. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society...
Cheiranthus, Erysimum, Hesperis, Iberis, Lobularia, Lunaria, Malcolmia, and Matthiola. Honesty (Lunariaannua) is cultivated for the decorative value of the...
usually called indehiscent siliques (compare dehiscence). Silicles of Lunariaannua – MHNT Capsella bursa-pastoris with silicles Indehiscent siliques of...
and is used to make white chocolate. Honesty oil, from the seeds of Lunariaannua, which contain 30–40% oil. The oil is particularly rich in long chain...
usually in the form of triglycerides. The seed oils of Lunaria species (Lunaria biennis or Lunariaannua, for example) are a quite important source of this...
tundra. The tundra is home to unusual plants, such as red valerian, Lunariaannua, and Onosma lucana. Fauna of the range includes wild boar, red kites...
(Aruncus dioicus), white butterbur (Petasites albus) and annual honesty (Lunariaannua) occur. Peat bogs in the Eastern Ore Mountains are mostly raised bogs...
biological families endemic to this region, but it has endemic genera (e.g. Lunaria, Borodinia, Gorodkovia, Redowskia, Soldanella, Physospermum, Astrantia...
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