Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
stella
Authorship
Maxim.
8/14/2017
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 Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Hui LI, 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.