全光菊 quan guang ju

Hieracium hololeion Maximowicz, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 9: 182. 1859; H. sparsum Frivaldszky subsp. hololeion (Maximowicz) Zahn.

Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous. Stem 60-100 cm tall, erect, branched in upper half, leafy. Basal leaves few, present or absent at anthesis. Basal and lower stem leaves linear-lanceolate, usually 15-40 × 0.5-2(-3) cm, base ± expanded and semiamplexicaul, margin entire, apex acute to acuminate. Middle and upper stem leaves similar to basal leaves but gradually smaller upward on stem; uppermost stem leaves linear-subulate, reduced in size. Synflorescence paniculiform to paniculiform-corymbiform, usually with 10-25 capitula. Capitula with 20-25 florets; peduncle wiry, usually 0.5-3 cm. Involucre cylindric, 1-1.3 cm. Phyllaries with an obtuse apex; outer phyllaries ovate to broadly lanceolate, longest 5-6 mm; inner phyllaries 12-14, apically ciliate. Florets pale yellow. Achene ca. 6 mm. Pappus ca. 7 mm, ± caducous. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep.

Meadows, marshy meadows, damp places near small streams; 700-2200 m. Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jilin, ?Liaoning, Nei Mongol, ?Shandong, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, SE Russia].