三叶委陵菜(原变种) san ye wei ling cai (yuan bian zhong)

Potentilla longepetiolata H. Léveillé; P. fragarioides Linnaeus var. ternata Maximowicz; P. sutchuenica Cardot.

Flowering stems and petioles spreading pilose. Leaflets oblong, elliptic, or ovate, both surfaces sparsely appressed pilose, abaxially more densely so on veins, margin acutely serrate; stipules of cauline leaves acutely incised serrate at apex. Fl. and fr. Mar–Jun.

Grassy and damp places in thinned forests, meadows on mountain slopes, stream sides; 300--2100 m. Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Russia].

This variety is used medicinally.