Lunaria
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Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe and has been introduced to North America and elsewhere.<ref>Template:Cite POWO</ref> Species include:
- L. annua (syn. L. biennis), annual or biennial
- L. rediviva, perennial
- L. telekiana. rare Balkan species<ref name=RHSAZ>Template:Cite book</ref>
The Latin name Lunaria means "moon-like" and refers to the plants' decorative seedpods.<ref name=AZPLA>Template:Cite book</ref>
They have hairy toothed leaves and terminal racemes of white or violet flowers in Spring and Summer, followed by prominent, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods, which are frequently seen in flower arrangements.<ref name=RHSAZ />
They are widely grown as ornamental plants in gardens, and have become naturalised in many temperate areas away from their native habitat.
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- 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