Senbonyari - Senbonyari

Japanese: センボンヤリ - せんぼんやり

A perennial plant of the Asteraceae family. It produces different flower heads in spring and autumn. In spring, the small white flower heads that resemble dandelions open, and when the flowers close the undersides are a pale purple, so it is also called the purple dandelion. The "yari" in its name comes from the fact that the closed flower heads in autumn hang upward at the end of flower stalks that are 30 to 60 centimeters long, likening them to a spear, while the "senbon" refers to the way they grow in clusters. The spring type's flower stalks are short, about 10 centimeters long. It grows on the forest edges of mountainous and hilly areas, and is widely distributed from Hokkaido to Honshu and northern East Asia.

[Hiroyuki Koyama]

Senbonyari
Autumn flower heads. Petalless closed flowers hang upward at the end of long flower stalks. The name comes from the fact that the numerous flower stalks resemble spears. ©Seishohmaru ">

Senbonyari

Senbonyari flower
Spring flower heads. They bloom into small white flowers that resemble dandelions. They are also called purple dandelions because the undersides of the flowers are a pale purple. ©Seishohmaru ">

Senbonyari flower

Fruit of the Japanese quince
Each achene has a light brown pappus and is spherical overall. ©Seishohmaru ">

Fruit of the Japanese quince

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キク科の多年草。春と秋に、それぞれ異なる頭花をつける。春、白色の小さなタンポポに似た頭花が開き、花が閉じると裏側が淡い紫色を帯びているのでムラサキタンポポともよばれる。名のヤリは秋の閉じたままの頭花が30～60センチメートルの花茎の先に上向きにつくようすを槍(やり)に見立てたもので、センボンは群生するようすを表している。春型の花茎は短く、約10センチメートルである。山地や丘陵地の林縁に生え、北海道から本州および東アジア北部に広く分布する。

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センボンヤリ
秋の頭花。長く伸びた花茎の先に、花弁のない閉鎖花を上向きにつける。名は、多数の花茎を槍に見立てたもの©Seishohmaru">

センボンヤリ

センボンヤリの花

センボンヤリの果実

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