Saussurea polycolea Hand.-Mazz. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (89).JPG
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
polycolea
Authorship
Hand.-Mazz.
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
In meadow-like areas between shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron. Scapose, tap-rooted perennial. Stem purple; involucral bracts purple; florets purple; anther tube dark purple; stigmas dark purple.
