Lunaria annua, Honesty or Money
Plant
Brassicaceae or Mustard Family
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Erect herb. Flowers purple, with four petals, often
grouped in two's. Leaves of three kinds, roundish
heart-shaped basal leaves, a pair of long heart-shaped leaves
halfway up the stem, and smaller oval leaves, not opposite each
other, on the upper stem. All leaves are coarsely toothed.
Fruit is a flat round pod, resembling a large coin. A common garden annual, sometimes escaping into the wild, and occasionally seen in Wildwood. The purple flowers, coin-like fruits and odd bunch of leaves easily identify this plant. In gardens you will sometimes see a similar perennial plant also called honesty (Lunaria rediviva). |
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