Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (89).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (81).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (88).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (91).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (87).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (93).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (90).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (92).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (84).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (86).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (83).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (85).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (80).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (79).JPG
Saussurea polycolea, D. Boufford 44068--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (82).JPG
Native to China South-Central, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Kangding Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding Shi)
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 Ll, 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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
polycolea
Authorship
Hand.-Mazz.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#254,206 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
12%
