叶状菊 ye zhuang ju

Dendranthema foliaceum G. F. Peng, C. Shih & S. Q. Zhang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37: 600. 1999.

Herbs, perennial, 50-80 cm tall. Stems erect, sparsely long branched above middle; stems and branches densely gray pubescent. Basal and lower stem leaves not seen. Middle stem leaves ovate or broadly ovate in outline, 2-3 × 1-1.5 cm, shallowly 2-pinnatitpartite, abaxially gray pubescent, adaxially subglabrous; lateral lobes 2- or 3-paired; ultimate lobes elliptic or toothlike; upper stem leaves smaller, elliptic or ovate, pinnatipartite to 3-lobed, lobes toothed. Capitula solitary, terminal on lateral branches, 1-1.5 cm in diam.; subtending bracts elliptic, 5-7 × 3-4 mm, shallowly pinnatipartite, margin coarsely toothed. Involucre coryliform, 9-10 mm wide; phyllaries in 3 rows, outer ones narrowly elliptic, ca. 6 × 2 mm, margin hyaline-membranous, apex rounded, middle ones elliptic, ca. 4 × 1.8 mm, inner ones narrowly elliptic, ca. 8 × 2.2 mm. Ray floret lamina apricot-colored, apex 3-toothed; disk florets many, also apricot-colored. Achenes cylindric, ca. 1 mm. Fl. Sep-Oct.

● Roadsides; 100-300 m. Shandong (Jinan).