湖北地黄 hu bei di huang

Herbs, 15-40 cm tall, villous. Basal leaves somewhat crowded; petiole 2-8 cm, winged; leaf blade elliptic-oblong to spatulate, 6-17 X 3-8 cm, villous, base tapering, margin irregularly crenate, rarely lobed. Stem leaves similar to basal leaves, gradually decreasing in size upward. Pedicel ca. 2.5 cm, lowermost to 5.5 cm. Bracteoles inserted near base of pedicel, yellow-brown, subulate, ca. 3 mm, villous. Calyx yellow-brown, 1.8-2.5 cm, villous; lobes ovate-lanceolate, 8-12 X 3-4 mm, spreading flat, margin entire or shallowly toothed, apex obtuse. Corolla yellowish, 5-7 cm; tube outside white villous; lower lip lobes oblong, middle lobe ca. 1.8 X 1.5 cm, lateral lobes ca. 1.5 X 1.4 cm, equal; upper lip lobes transversely oblong, ca. 1.3 X 1.5 cm. Filaments basally sparsely and short glandular pubescent. Ovary glabrous. Stigma globose. Fl. Apr-May.

* Trailsides, rock crevices; below 400 m. Hubei.