. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. States and northe three species, nat Selenia aurea Nutt. Selenia. ¥\g. 2099. Journ Acad. Phila. 5: Stems simple, nuinerous, 2'-8' high. Basal leaves I'-2' long, narrow, 1-2-pinnatifid into numerous oblong dentate or entire segments; stem-leaves similar, smaller; bracts of the raceme pinnatifid, resembling the upper leaves; flowers 3"-4" high, numerous; pedi
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. States and northe three species, nat Selenia aurea Nutt. Selenia. Â¥\g. 2099. Journ Acad. Phila. 5: Stems simple, nuinerous, 2'-8' high. Basal leaves I'-2' long, narrow, 1-2-pinnatifid into numerous oblong dentate or entire segments; stem-leaves similar, smaller; bracts of the raceme pinnatifid, resembling the upper leaves; flowers 3"-4" high, numerous; pedicels S"-7" long in fruit, spreading or ascending; pod 6"-lo" long, 2"-3" broad; style 2" long, very slender. Missouri and Kansas to Texas. 38. LUNARIA [Tourn.] L. Sp. PI. 653. 1753. Annual, biennial or perennial, more or less pubescent erect branching herbs, with broad simple dentate or denticulate mostly cordate leaves, and large violet or purple flowers in terminal racemes. Lateral sepals saccate at the base. Petals obovate, clawed. Siliques long- stipitate, very flat, oblong or elliptic, the papery valves reticulate-veined, dehiscent. Style filiform; septum hyaline, translucent, shining. Seeds circular or reniform, very large, winged, borne on long funiculi, which are adnate to the septum; cotyledons large, accum- bent. [Latin, moon, in allusion to the shining partition of the pod.] Two known species, natives of Europe and Asia. Type species: Lunaria annua L. 1. L. rediviva. 2. L. I. Lunaria rediviva L. Perennial Satin- pod, or Satin-flower. Fig. 2100. Lunaria rcliviva L. Sp. PI. 653. â 75,i- Perennial, pubescent with short simple hairs, stem rather stout, 2'^4° tall. Leaves broadly ovate, acuminate at the apex, deeply cordate, or the upper rounded at the base, thin, the lower long-petioled, 3-6' long; flowers 8"-l2" broad, slender-pedicelled; pods oblong, 2-3' long, drooping, about l' wide at the middle, borne on slender st
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