Leibnitzia anandria

Leibnitzia anandri

  • Leibnitzia anandria
  • Leibnitzia anandria
  • Flower name
    Leibnitzia anandria
  • Scientific name
    Leibnitzia anandri
  • Alias千本槍
  • Place of originJapan, Korea and China
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Low mountains
  • Flowering seasonApril, May, June, September, October, November

What is Leibnitzia anandria

Leibnitzia anandria, or Senbon-yari(Leibnitzia anandria) is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae, native to Japan, Korea and China. There are two types of Leibnitzia: the spring-flowering spring type and the autumn-flowering fall type.

Aka: purple dandelion, Leaf shape: oblong, leaf margin: pinnate, middle lobes, Leaf shape: oblong; leaf margin: pinnate, mesially lobed; spring: stalk 10 cm tall; flowering season: April-June; flower diameter: 1.5 cm; inflorescence shape: calyx; flower color: white to reddish purple; autumn: 30-60 cm.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Leibnitzia
  • Species
    L. anandria
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cephalic inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tubular
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typeperennial herb
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.5 ~ 1.5 cm

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