Astragalus, D. Boufford 44038--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (296).JPG
Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Tibet (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
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Prostrate, extending down the sandy, gravelly slope. Fruit green, turning purple or partially purple.
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
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Prostrate, extending down the sandy, gravelly slope. Fruit green, turning purple or partially purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
Specific Epithet
polycladus
Authorship
Bureau & Franch.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,487 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
5%
