Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia (Leveille) Fu

Main root branched, thick. Caudex long, 6-7 mm in diam. Caudex leaves scalelike, triangular, ca. 4 × 4 mm. Flowering stems 4-10 cm, finely mammillate. Stem leaves aggregated toward stem apex; petiole 5-8 mm; leaf blade oblong, ovate-oblong, or ovate, 1-1.5 × 0.8-1.3 cm, base cuneate, margin pinnately lobed, apex obtuse. Inflorescences corymbiform, compact; bracts orbicular-spatulate, ca. 1 cm. Flowers bisexual, unequally 5-merous. Sepals linear, triangular-linear, or narrowly triangular-ovate, ca. 4 × 0.6-1 mm. Petals oblong-ovate, 7-9 × 1.5-3 mm, margin entire or apically erose. Stamens 10; antesepalous ones ca. 6 mm; antepetalous ones ca. 4 mm, inserted ca. 2 mm from petal base. Nectar scales suboblong, ca. 1 × 0.5 mm, apex emarginate. Styles ca. 2 mm. Follicles erect, lanceolate, 7-8 mm. Fl. Aug, fr. Sep-Oct.

SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan.

* Grasslands, rocks, rock crevices; 3200-4200 m.

Sedum chrysanthemifolium H. Léveillé, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 283. 1913; Rhodiola dielsiana (W. Limpricht) S. H. Fu; Sedum dielsianum W. Limpricht; S. linearifolium Royle var. balfourii (Raymond-Hamet) Raymond-Hamet; S. linearifolium var. dielsianum (W. Limpricht) Raymond-Hamet; S. linearifolium var. forrestii (Raymond-Hamet) Raymond-Hamet; S. trifidum J. D. Hooker & Thomson var. balfourii Raymond-Hamet; S. trifidum var. forrestii Raymond-Hamet.

Flowering in August; fruiting from September to October.

Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia is close relative of Rhodiola ovatisepala, but differs from the latter in its stem leaves 1-1.5 cm (vs. 2-3 cm).

Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia is occurring in SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan of China.

Main root branched, thick. Caudex long, 6-7 mm in diameter. Caudex leaves scalelike, triangular, ca. 4 mm long, 4 mm wide. Flowering stems 4-10 cm, finely mammillate. Stem leaves aggregated toward stem apex; petiole 5-8 mm; leaf blade oblong, ovate-oblong, or ovate, 1-1.5 cm long, 0.8-1.3 cm wide, base cuneate, margin pinnately lobed, apex obtuse. Inflorescences corymbiform, compact; bracts orbicular-spatulate, ca. 1 cm. Flowers bisexual, unequally 5-merous. Sepals linear, triangular-linear, or narrowly triangular-ovate, ca. 4 mm long, 0.6-1 mm wide. Petals oblong-ovate, 7-9 mm long, 1.5-3 mm wide, margin entire or apically erose. Stamens 10; antesepalous ones ca. 6 mm; antepetalous ones ca. 4 mm, inserted ca. 2 mm from petal base. Nectar scales suboblong, ca. 1 mm long, 0.5 mm wide, apex emarginate. Styles ca. 2 mm. Follicles erect, lanceolate, 7-8 mm.

Growing in grasslands, rocks, rock crevices; 3200-4200 m.

Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Crassulaceae. Loài này được (H. Lév.) S.H. Fu miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1965.

菊叶红景天（学名：Rhodiola chrysanthemifolia）是景天科红景天属的植物，是中国的特有植物。分布于中国大陆的云南、四川等地，生长于海拔3,200米至4,200米的地区，多生在山坡石缝中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。