长苞婆罗门参 chang bao po luo men shen

Herbs 30-50 cm tall, perennial. Stem simple. Basal and lower stem leaves lanceolate. Capitula solitary to few. Phyllaries 8(-10), lanceolate. Ligules yellow. Outer achenes 1-1.3 cm, almost beakless. Pappus short; awns clearly unequal, longest 2-5 ca. 7 mm, remainder ca. 4 mm. Fl. Jun.

● Semi-deserts, stony places; 1000-1300 m. Xinjiang.

Tragopogon heteropappus is poorly known and requires more investigation.