三枝九叶草(原变种) san zhi jiu ye cao (yuan bian zhong)

Aceranthus sagittatus Siebold & Zuccarini, Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 175. 1845; A. macrophyllus Blume ex K. Koch; A. triphyllus K. Koch; Epimedium coactum H. R. Liang & W. M. Yan var. longtouhum H. R. Liang; E. sagittatum var. oblongifoliolatum Z. Cheng; E. sinense Siebold ex Miquel.

Leaflets abaxially sparsely strigose or glabrous; terminal leaflet narrowly ovate to lanceolate. Flowers white. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Jul.

● Forests, weedy places on slopes, thickets, streamsides, rock crevices; 200-1800 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.