Saussurea paleacea Y.L. Chen & S.Yun Liang belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Saussurea paleacea, D. Boufford 44014--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (186).JPG
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
paleacea
Authorship
Y.L. Chen & S.Yun Liang
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 R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
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.
