Saussurea graminea var. graminea Dunn
Asteraceae
| Collection Number | D. Boufford 44058 |
| Collectors | David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Hui LI & Tao YANG |
| Identified By | D. Boufford (GH) |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 17 August 2017 |
| Country | China |
| province/SAR | Sichuan |
| prefecture-level | Kangding Xian. |
| Location | W of Kangding on highway 318; N side of pass at Zheduo Shan. Open, gravelly and stony scree slopes, dwarf Rhododendron (20 cm tall) thickets and boulder fields with interspersed meadow-like areas. 4370-4485 m. elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 30 04 45 E 101 48 27 |
| Note | Among shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron in meadow-like patches. Involucral bracts black or blackish purple, reflexed; florets bright purple; anthers dark purple; stigma purple. |