短柄小连翘(原亚种) duan bing xiao lian qiao (yuan ya zhong)

Hypericum petiolulatum var. orbiculatum Franchet; H. thomsonii R. Keller.

Stems decumbent to prostrate, branches ± diffuse. Leaf blade oblanceolate to elliptic or orbicular (broadest at or above middle), 0.5-2.5 × 0.4-1.1(-1.5) cm. Inflorescence usually from 1 node. Styles 1-1.5 mm, 0.65-0.75 × as long as ovary.

Mountain slopes, thickets, grasslands; 2100-3000 m. SW Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, N Myanmar, Nepal].