Hydrangea aspera D. Don var. longipes (Franchet) Diels; H. discocarpa C. F. Wei; H. hemsleyana Diels; H. hemsleyana var. pavonliniana Pampanini.

Leaf blade oblong-ovate or -obovate, broadly ovate, or broadly obovate, abaxially sparsely appressed pubescent, veins without spreading, brown, long, thick hairs. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Sep-Oct.

* Dense to sparse forests or thickets in valleys or on mountain slopes; 1300-2800 m. Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan.