腺苞蒲儿根 xian bao pu er gen

Stolons present, shorter, remotely leafy at nodes. Involucres smaller, 3-5 mm in diam. Peduncles and phyllaries glandular. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jun-Jul. 2n = 48*, 72*.

● Streamsides, roadsides, forest margins; ca. 2100 m. Chongqing (Nanchuan), Guizhou (Zheng’an).

Morphologically, Sinosenecio globiger var. adenophyllus can be readily distinguished from the typical variety and may be recognized as an independent species of its own.