Plants : BrassicaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lunaria annua L.

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Lunaria annua

Description: A biennial garden plant grown for its red-purple (rarely white) flowers and the large almost circular flat fruits whose central translucent septum persists for months on the dead stems and are used in flower arrangements. It is not native to Ireland, but occurs occasionally on rubbish dumps - the product of dumped garden waste.

All names: Lunaria annua L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lunaria annua at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lunaria annua at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lunaria annua. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2918. Accessed on 2026-11-02.