Lunaria annua

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 653. 1753.

Common names: Bolbonac silver-dollar penny-flower
IntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Lunaria biennis Moench Lunaria inodora Lamarck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 597. Mentioned on page 224, 596.

Plants sparsely to densely hispid, glabrous, or glabrate. Stems (3–)4–10(–12) dm, pubescent or, rarely, glabrate. Basal leaves: 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. Cauline leaves similar to basal, petiole shorter (distal sessile); blade (proximal opposite, distal alternate), smaller distally. Fruiting pedicels (7–)10–15 mm, glabrous or pubescent. Flowers: 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. Fruits 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. Seeds grayish brown, (6–)7–10(–12) × 5–9 mm. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Roadsides, waste grounds, railroad embankments, thickets, woods, pasture margins
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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Introduced; B.C., Man., N.S., Ont., Que., Calif., Conn., Del., Idaho, Ind., Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., N.Y., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., Utah, Vt., Wash., Europe, introduced also in South America (Argentina).

Discussion

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.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Lunaria annua"
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +
Linnaeus +
Bolbonac +, silver-dollar +  and penny-flower +
B.C. +, Man. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Idaho +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Europe +  and introduced also in South America (Argentina). +
0-1000 m +
Roadsides, waste grounds, railroad embankments, thickets, woods, pasture margins +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Lunaria biennis +  and Lunaria inodora +
Lunaria annua +
species +