Pedicularis confertiflora, D. Boufford 44023--China. Sichuan. Daocheng Xian. 14 Aug 2017. DSC05676 (133).JPG
Native to China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On slope in moist sandy-gravelly soil. Corolla purple, apex of beak darker purple. Abundant.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Pedicularis
Specific Epithet
confertiflora
Authorship
Prain
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#197,447 of 335,497
Top 59%
Extinction probability
10%
