Brassicaceae
Annual honesty
Lunaria annua
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lunaria
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- حشيشة القمر
- Asturian
- Planta la plata
- Chinese
- 银扇草
- Czech
- Měsíčnice roční
- Dutch
- Judaspenning, Tuinjudaspenning
- English
- Annual honesty, Honesty
- Finnish
- Kesäkuuruoho
- French
- Monnaie du pape
- German
- Einjähriges Silberblatt
- Japanese
- ギンカソウ, ルナリア
- Portuguese
- Cetim-branco, Dinheiro-do-papa, Flor-de-prata, Folha-de-prata, Fábrica-de-dinheiro, Lunária, Medalha-do-papa, Medalhão-do-papa
- Russian
- Лунария однолетняя, Лунник двулетний
- Slovenian
- Enoletna srebrenka
- Welsh
- Ceiniog arian, Sbectol hen ŵr
Synonyms
- Crucifera lunaria E.H.L.Krause
- Lunaria annua f. elliptica (Schur) Beck
- Lunaria annua f. orbiculata (Schur) Beck
- Lunaria biennis var. elliptica Schur
- Lunaria biennis var. orbiculata Schur
- Viola lunaria Garsault
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 13,851 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ioannis Magouras, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Михаил Малышев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Josie Graydon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sara Botti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pablo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.