叉歧繁缕(原变种) cha qi fan lu (yuan bian zhong)

Stellaria dichotoma var. cordifolia Bunge.

Herbs perennial, compressed globose, glandular hairy. Stems 15--30(--60) cm tall. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 0.5--2 cm × 3--10 mm. Capsule broadly ovoid, ca. 3 mm, shorter than persistent sepals, 6-valved. Seeds 1--5, brown-black, ovoid-orbicular, slightly compressed, tuberculate. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Aug.

Slopes, stony and sandy hills; 200--800 m. Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang [Mongolia, Russia (Siberia)].