Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (266).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (247).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (265).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (248).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (256).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (252).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (262).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (258).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (267).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (255).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (264).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (263).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (254).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (250).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (249).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (253).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (251).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (257).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (260).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (259).JPG
Silene gracilicaulis, D. Boufford 44025--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (261).JPG
Native to China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Litang County)
30.181111, 99.978056
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On slope. Calyx pale green with purple longitudinal ribs; petals greenish white.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Silene
Specific Epithet
gracilicaulis
Authorship
C.L.Tang
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#299,219 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
13%
