鹅掌草(原变种) e zhang cao (yuan bian zhong)

Anemone baicalensis Turczaninow subsp. flaccida (F. Schmidt) Ulbrich; A. baicalensis var. laevigata A. Gray; A. laevigata (A. Gray) Koidzumi; Anemonoides flaccida (F. Schmidt) Holub; Arsenjevia flaccida (F. Schmidt) Starodubtzev.

Rhizome both long and short. Leaf petiole and scape glabrous to subglabrous. Involucral bract blade usually 4--6 cm. Cyme 2- or 3-flowered. Sepals white to pink, 7--10 mm. Ovary base narrowed. Stigma globose.

Forests in valleys, shady grassy places; 1100--3000 m. S Anhui, Guizhou, W Hubei, Hunan, S Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, NW Yunnan, NW Zhejiang [Japan, Russia (Far East, Sakhalin)].