Occurrence

D. Boufford 44068

Saussurea polycolea Hand.-Mazz.

8/17/2017

China

This occurrence of Saussurea polycolea Hand.-Mazz. (D. Boufford 44068) was collected on 8/17/2017 in China. Flora of the World includes 15 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (89).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Saussurea

Specific Epithet

polycolea

Authorship

Hand.-Mazz.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

D. Boufford 44068

Collection Date

8/17/2017

Collectors

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

Remarks

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.