Sanguisorba longifolia Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 12: 234. 1861; Poterium longifolium (Bertoloni) J. D. Hooker; S. formosana Hayata; S. officinalis subsp. longifolia (Bertoloni) K. M. Purohit & Panigrahi; S. rectispicata Kitagawa.

Leaflets of radical leaves fasciated oblong to fasciated lanceolate, base subcordate or rounded to broadly cuneate. Filaments nearly equaling sepals. Fl. and fr. Aug–Nov.

Thinned forests, thickets, damp meadows, grassy mountain slopes, stream banks; 100--3000 m. Anhui, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Korea, Mongolia, Russia].