Saussurea stella, C. Davidson 13783--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (329).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
stella
Authorship
Maxim.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#265,219 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
China, Sichuan, Daocheng Xian.
29.347778, 100.112778
Location Remarks
Road (Highway S217) from Litang to Sandui Xiang, north-northeast of Sandui; Haizi Shan. Glacial boulder-strewn area with rivulets, small ponds and wet depressions; vegetation dwarf (ca. 0.5 m tall) Salix and Rhododendron and gravelly openings. Granite bedrock. 4380 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On slope in moist sandy-gravelly soil. Acaulescent, i.e., very short, hollow stems with tightly congested leaves. Heads at ground level.
