Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
paleacea
Authorship
Y.L. Chen & S.Yun Liang
Record Number
D. Boufford 44014
Collection Date
8/14/2017
Field Notes
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.