Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (45).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (52).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (55).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (5).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (8).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (9).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (58).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (50).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (6).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (44).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (59).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (49).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (43).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (54).JPG
Endemic to China South-Central (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
Only within shrubs of dwarf Rhododendron. Corolla purple on outside, white on inside with purple markings.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Pedicularis
Specific Epithet
mussotii
Authorship
Franch.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#44,470 of 335,497
Top 14%
Extinction probability
25%
