Saussurea polycolea Hand.-Mazz.
Asteraceae
| Collection Number | D. Boufford 44068 |
| 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 | Northwest 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/Long | N 30 11 09 E 101 44 44 |
| Note | In 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. |