Lunaria rediviva

Lunaria rediviva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Lunaria
Species: L. rediviva
Binomial name
Lunaria rediviva
L.

Lunaria rediviva, known as perennial honesty,[1] is a hairy-stemmed perennial herb found throughout Europe. It often grows in damp woods on lime substrates. It grows up to a meter tall and has large, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations.

It is one of two Lunaria species. The other is annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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