Lunaria annua
annual honesty, annual moonwort, bolbonac, honesty, money-plant, moonwort, penny-flower, satin flower, silver dollar plant, silver-dollar
(3–)4–10(–12) dm, pubescent or, rarely, glabrate.
petiole (1.5–)3–10(–17) cm;
blade broadly cordate to narrowly cordate-ovate, (1.5–)3–12(–18) × (1–)2–8(–12) cm, base cordate, often pubescent.
similar to basal, petiole shorter (distal sessile);
blade (proximal opposite, distal alternate), smaller distally.
sepals (5–)6–9(–10) × 1–2 mm;
petals (15–)17–25(–30) × 5–10 mm, claw 5–10 mm;
filaments 5–8 mm;
anthers oblong, 2–3 mm;
gynophore relatively slender, 7–18 mm.
(7–)10–15 mm, glabrous or pubescent.
3–4.5(–5) × 2–3(–3.5) cm, strongly latiseptate;
valves each rounded basally and apically;
replum glabrous or sparsely ciliate;
style 4–10 mm.
grayish brown, (6–)7–10(–12) × 5–9 mm.
= 30.
Lunaria annua
Lunaria annua is cultivated for its attractive flowers but especially for the infructescences, which are used in dry bouquets after removal of the fruit valves and seeds.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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