Occurrence

D. Boufford 44014

Saussurea paleacea Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang

8/14/2017

China

This occurrence of Saussurea paleacea Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang (D. Boufford 44014) was collected on 8/14/2017 in China. Flora of the World includes 13 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Saussurea paleacea, D. Boufford 44014--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (186).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Saussurea

Specific Epithet

paleacea

Authorship

Y.L.Chen & S.Yun Liang

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

D. Boufford 44014

Collection Date

8/14/2017

Collectors

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

Remarks

In moist, sandy-gravelly soil between shrubs. Only a single flowering individual found. Florets purple, becoming lighter below middle; anther tube purple; stigmas purple. There is some question about this name.