Opisthopappus taihangensis (Ling) C.Shih

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Opisthopappus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 10-30 cm tall; stems ascending, purple-red or brown, densely or sparsely appressed pubescent, base somewhat woody. Basal leaves: petiole more than 0.5 cm; leaf blade ovate, broadly ovate, or elliptic, 2.5-3.5 × 2-2.5 cm, 1-or 2-pinnatisect, both surfaces sparsely pubescent or glabrous; primary lateral segments 2-or 3-paired; ultimate segments linear, falcate, lanceolate, or obliquely triangular. Stem leaves similar to basal leaves; uppermost leaves pinnatifid. Capitula 1-3 at apices of branches. Involucre coryliform, ca. 1.5 cm in diam., abaxially glabrous or nearly so; phyllaries in 4 rows, abaxially rather densely pubescent, outer and middle phyllaries linear or oblanceolate, 4-5.5 mm, inner ones narrowly elliptic, 6-7 mm. Ray florets white or pink; lamina linear, ca. 2 cm, apex 3-denticulate. Disk florets yellow, 5-lobed. Achenes obovoid, ca. 1.2 mm, 3-5-ribbed. Corona scales 4-6, mainly abaxial.
Life form perennial
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Opisthopappus taihangensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000135931
COL ID 6T2VD
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Synonyms

Opisthopappus taihangensis Opisthopappus longilobus Chrysanthemum taihanense Chrysanthemum taihangense