Seseli spodotrichoma (K. T. Fu) Pimenov.

Plants (25–)40–80 cm, subshrubs, grayish pubescent throughout. Caudex simple. Stem branched above, solid, terete, woody at base. Basal leaves numerous; blade gray-green, elliptic-oblong, 10–25 × 4–8 cm, 2-pinnately dissected; pinnae 5–7 pairs, shortly petiolulate, pinnules 2–3 pairs, ovate; terminal pinnules obovate-cuneate, lateral pinnules ovate, 2.5–5 × 1.7–2.7 cm, 1–3-toothed or lobed, apex mucronate. Synflorescence paniculate; umbels 2–7 cm across; bracts absent; rays 5–12, 1–3.5 cm, slightly unequal, spreading, pubescent; bracteoles 7–10, lanceolate-linear, ca. 2 mm, entire; umbellules 15–30-flowered; pedicels ca. 3 mm, unequal. Calyx teeth narrowly triangular or lanceolate-subulate, ca. 0.6 mm. Petals white, abaxially villous. Stylopodium low-conic; styles suberect. Fruit obovate-oblong, slightly dorsally compressed, 3–4(–6) × 1–1.5 mm, grayish-villous; ribs slightly prominent, filiform; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.

This species has reputed medicinal value.

Two of us (Pimenov & Kljuykov, FOC 14: 130. 2005) treat this as Seseli spodotrichoma.

Rocky slopes in valleys; 1100–1800 m. SW Shaanxi.