{"id":29572,"date":"2021-11-26T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T11:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=29572"},"modified":"2021-11-26T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T11:12:58","slug":"honesty-lunaria-annua-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/11\/26\/honesty-lunaria-annua-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Honesty (Lunaria annua) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Honesty \/ Spring \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29572 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/11\/26\/honesty-lunaria-annua-identification\/honesrty-flower2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesrty-flower2-300x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesrty-flower2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesrty-flower2-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesrty-flower2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29582'>\n\t\t\t\tEricoides, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/11\/26\/honesty-lunaria-annua-identification\/honesty-dryseeds\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-300x276.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29581'>\n\t\t\t\tChristian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/11\/26\/honesty-lunaria-annua-identification\/honesty-greenseeds\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29580'>\n\t\t\t\tUnai.mdldm, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/11\/26\/honesty-lunaria-annua-identification\/honesty-flower\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-flower-300x225.jpg\" 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29578'>\n\t\t\t\tJosep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Honesty (Lunaria Annua) Identification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A naturalised, annual\/biennial, flowering plant.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Common Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Honesty plant, Annual Honesty, Money Plant.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Botanical Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lunaria Annua<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Scientific Classification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kingdom<\/strong> \u2013 Plantae<\/p>\n<p><strong>Order<\/strong> \u2013 Brassicales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family<\/strong> \u2013 Brassicaceae<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Physical Characteristics for Honesty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Leaves<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Large, oval, hairy leaves, lobbed with a point at the end.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29578\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29578\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-closeupleaf.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Flowers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Purple, cruciform flower, growing on tall stems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29579\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29579\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-flower-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-flower-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-flower-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-flower.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Seeds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The seeds pods are almost see-through papery disc, small seeds are contained inside. A key identifier for the plant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29580\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29580\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-greenseeds.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unai.mdldm, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hedgerows, field edge, parks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Known Hazards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>None Known.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Could be Confused with\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Other members of the Brassica family but they are all edible.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Edible Uses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All parts of this plant are edible.<\/p>\n<p>The root can be roasted like potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>The leaves which have pleasant mustard meets cabbage flavour can be eaten raw or cooked like cultivated cabbage. Harvest the leaves before the flowers appear as they get bitter after this point.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds taste like horseradish or mustard and can be crushed with a little water for a mustard alternative.<\/p>\n<p>The green seeds pods are lovely straight off the plant and have a fiery horseradish flavour.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Notes on Herbal Uses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An acid obtained from the seeds is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Extra notes from the Foragers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Latin name for the plant derives from Lunaria meaning moon-shaped in reference to the seed pods.<\/p>\n<p>In witchcraft the seeds are believed to bring prosperity and keep away monsters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29581\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29581\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/honesty-dryseeds.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honesty \/ Spring \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible Honesty (Lunaria Annua) Identification A naturalised, annual\/biennial, flowering plant. Common Names The Honesty plant, Annual Honesty, Money Plant. Botanical Name Lunaria Annua Scientific Classification Kingdom \u2013 Plantae Order \u2013 Brassicales Family \u2013 Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Honesty Leaves Large, oval, hairy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":29582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,86],"tags":[239,465,152,451,464,466,104,238],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29572"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29611,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29572\/revisions\/29611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}