Incarvillea, C. Davidson 13782--China. Sichuan. Litang to Xin Long. 14 Aug 2017. DSC06062 (53).JPG
Native to Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Litang County)
30.181111, 99.978056
Location Remarks
Ca. 40 km west of Litang on road (Highway G318) from Litang to Batang. Mountains with coarse sand slopes on north side of highway, heavily grazed meadows, thickets of dwarf Rhododendron (mostly <1 m tall, but some plants to 1.5 m), Caragana, Salix and Lonicera thickets and coarse, granitic sand scree slopes. 4100-4400 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Open, rocky slope above stream.
Location
China, Sichuan, Daocheng Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Daocheng County)
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
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On slope in moist sandy-gravelly soil. Scapose, tap-rooted perennial.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Incarvillea
Authorship
Juss.
