Dipsacus asper Wall. ex DC.

Dipsacaceae

Collection NumberD. Boufford 43972
CollectorsChris Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Xin-Hui LI & Tao YANG
Identified By
SourceC. Davidson
Date09 August 2017
CountryChina
province/SARYunnan
prefecture-levelXianggelila Xian
LocationXianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian. Along old road between Qiaotou (now Hutiaoxia) and Zhongdian (now Xianggelila = Shangri-La) S of Xiaozhongdian. Mixed forest of Pinus yunnanensis and dwarf Quercus monimotricha, broad seepage and thicket with Caragana, dwarf Quercus and Sanguisorba and adjacent grazed meadow. 3280 m. elev.
Lat/LongN 27 28 33 E 99 53 03
NoteThickets with coarse herbs and dwarf (< 1 m tall) shrubs. Herbs, 0.4-1.2 m tall; corolla white; anthers red.