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Leibnitzia
anandria is a perennial herb that inhabits sunny
grasslands in hilly or mountainous regions, characterized by
leaves arranged in a rosette-like pattern at the base. Spring
leaves are oval, with incised margins and dense arachnoids on
the backsides; autumn leaves measure 10-16 cm in length and 3- 4
cm in width, are obovate-long-oblong, and are pinnately cleft.
Two types of flower heads occur. Spring flowers measure 1.5cm in
diameter and set themselves singly on tips of 5-15 cm-long
peduncles. The flower heads are arranged with ligulate flowers,
whose backsides tinge purple, around the floral axes in a row,
and tubular flowers in the center. Bloom time: April-June,
September-November.
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