1a. Adenostemma lavenia var. lavenia
下田菊(原变种) xia tian ju (yuan bian zhong)
Verbesina lavenia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 902. 1753; Adenostemma tinctorium (Loureiro) Cassini; A. viscosum J. R. Forster & G. Forster; Anisopappus candelabrum H. Léveillé; Myriactis candelabrum (H. Léveillé) H. Léveillé ["caudelabrum"]; Spilanthes tinctoria Loureiro.
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, margin crenate. Achenes glandular.
Watersides, roadsides, forests and thickets on slopes; 400-2000 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Nanhai Zhudao, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Philippines; Australia].
Adenostemma lavenia var. lavenia is a widespread weed.
