Saussurea graminea subsp. graminea belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (300).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
graminea
Infraspecific Epithet
graminea
Authorship
Dunn
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
8/17/2017
Location
China, Sichuan, Kangding Xian.
30.185833, 101.745556
Location Remarks
Northwest of the city of Kangding; Zheduo Shan mountain range on road north of Kangding Airport toward Yala Xiang. Boulder fields and ledges, shrub thickets of dwarf (< 0.5 m tall) Rhododendron and meadow-like areas interspersed between thickets, boulders and rock outcrops. 4410-4420 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui LI, Tao YANG
Notes
Among shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron in meadow-like patches. Involucral bracts black or blackish purple, reflexed; florets bright purple; anthers dark purple; stigma purple.
