秦岭柴胡 Bupleurum longicaule var. giraldii

  • Scientific Name: Bupleurum longicaule var. giraldii Wolff
  • Ref: Engler, Pflanzenr. 43(IV. 228):123. 1910
  • Synonym: Bupleurum giraldii (H. Wolff) Koso-Pol.
  • English Common Name: Tsinling bupleurum, Giraldi’s thorowax
  • Chinese Common Name: 秦岭柴胡 Qínlǐng cháihú
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Genus: Bupleurum
  • Distribution: Grassy places on mountain slopes; 2600–3300 m. Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi.
  • Photo: 07/21/2011, Mt. Taibai, Qinling
Stems tufted, sometimes solitary, few-branched. Basal leaves oblanceolate, 6–10 × 1–1.7 cm, 5–7-nerved, base tapering into petioles. Cauline leaves sessile, ovate-orbicular to broad-ovate, base subcordate, clasping. Rays 4–6; bracts 2–3, bracteoles 5–7, broad-ovate, slightly exceeding the flowers. Petals yellow. (Flora of China)

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