4a. Codonopsis pilosula subsp. pilosula
党参(原亚种) dang shen (yuan ya zhong)
Campanumoea pilosula Franchet, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 6: 72. 1883; Codonopsis glaberrima Nannfeldt; C. microtubulosa Z. T. Wang & G. J. Xu; C. modesta Nannfeldt; C. pilosula var. glaberrima (Nannfeldt) P. C. Tsoong; C. pilosula var. modesta (Nannfeldt) L. T. Shen; C. pilosula var. volubilis (Nannfeldt) L. T. Shen; C. silvestris Komarov; C. volubilis Nannfeldt.
Leaves 1-7.3 × 0.8-5 cm, glabrous or often hispidulous. Calyx lobes 1.4-1.8 cm. Corolla 1.7-2.3 cm.
Forests, thickets; 900-2900 m. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, E Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, N Sichuan (Heishui, Pingwu, Songpan) [Korea, Mongolia, Russia (Far East)].