野鹅脚板(原变种) ye e jiao ban (yuan bian zhong)

Sanicula costata H. Wolff; S. orthacantha var. costata (H. Wolff) K. T. Fu; S. orthacantha var. pumila H. de Boissieu; S. henryi H. Wolff; S. nanchuanensis R. H. Shan.

Roots fibrous, without rhizome. Inflorescence rather short; usually 5 flowers per umbellule. Fruit spines straight, covering ribs and furrows.

Forests in valleys, stream banks; 200–3200 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Cambodia, India, Laos, Vietnam].

This variety is used medicinally in Sichuan and Yunnan.