Saussurea polycolea Hand.-Mazz.

Asteraceae

Collection NumberD. Boufford 44068
CollectorsDavid E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Hui LI & Tao YANG
Identified ByD. Boufford (GH)
SourceC. Davidson
Date17 August 2017
CountryChina
province/SARSichuan
prefecture-levelKangding Xian.
LocationNorthwest of the city of Kangding; Zheduo Shan mountain range on road north of Kangding Airport toward Yala Xiang. Boulder fields and ledges, shrub thickets of dwarf (< 0.5 m tall) Rhododendron and meadow-like areas interspersed between thickets, boulders and rock outcrops. 4410-4420 m. elev.
Lat/LongN 30 11 09 E 101 44 44
NoteIn meadow-like areas between shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron. Scapose, tap-rooted perennial. Stem purple; involucral bracts purple; florets purple; anther tube dark purple; stigmas dark purple.