Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (300).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (301).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (305).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (307).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (308).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (303).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (302).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (309).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (304).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (306).JPG
Saussurea graminea var. graminea, D. Boufford 44058--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (299).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
subsp. graminea
Identified as
Saussurea graminea subsp. graminea
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
Among shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron in meadow-like patches. Involucral bracts black or blackish purple, reflexed; florets bright purple; anthers dark purple; stigma purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Specific Epithet
graminea
Authorship
Dunn
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#301,872 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
11%
