Flora of the World

Record Number

D. Boufford 44027

Collection Date

8/15/2017

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang

Remarks

Prostrate, extending down the sandy, gravelly slope. Fruit green, turning purple or partially purple.

Geographic Information

Country

China

State/Province

Sichuan

Coordinates

30.181111, 99.978056

Location

China, Sichuan

Location Remarks

Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.