Pedicularis superba, D. Boufford 44073--China. Sichuan. Wa Ze Town E of Xin du Qiao. 18 Aug 2017. DSC07307 (25).JPG
Endemic to China South-Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Jiulong Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiulong County)
29.153056, 101.406944
Location Remarks
Tanggu Xiang. NW of the city of Jiulong. Wuxu Hai (Wuxu Lake). Abies, Picea, Quercus forest with Rhododendron understory and open grazed dry and boggy meadows. 3700-4175 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On moist slope under Picea. Corolla pink or pinkish purple, throat pale purple are tending towards white. Appears to have a water-collecting petiole base.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Pedicularis
Specific Epithet
superba
Authorship
Franch. ex Maxim.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#112,075 of 335,497
Top 34%
Extinction probability
24%
