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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Lunaria annua

Family : BRASSICACEAE
Common Name (UK) : Honesty
Common Name (DE) : Lunaria annua
Common Name (FR) : Lunaire annuelle, Monnaie du pape
Habitat : Hedges, woods, rubbish heaps
Remarks : Cultivated garden flower which becomes naturalized as the product of dumped garden waste. Introduced to the U.S.
First appearing : April
Abundance :

  • Photo Date :April 29, 2005
  • Location :Along the Geisseichstrasse on the way to the Birkenkopf parking lot, Stuttgart, West
    N48° 46.061' E9° 08.072'
  • Photo Date :April 29, 2005
  • Location :On the edge of the Vaihinger Landstrasse parking lot, Stuttgart, West.
    N48° 45.984' E9° 06.951'