西伯利亚远志(原变种) xi bo li ya yuan zhi (yuan bian zhong)

Polygala japonica Houttuyn var. cinerascens Franchet; P. sibirica var. latifolia Regel; P. sibirica var. stricta Debeaux.

Herbs erect. Leaf blade papery or subleathery, margin slightly recurved, lateral veins obscure. Carina with small fimbriate appendages. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. May-Aug.

Shrub forests, forest margins, grasslands on sandy loam, gravel, limestone mountains; 1100-3300 m. Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Japan, Kashmir, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia; SW Asia, Australia, Europe].