Pedicularis mussotii, D. Boufford 44069--China. Sichuan. Kanding Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC07133 (45).JPG
Pedicularis mussotii Franch. belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
Location
China, Sichuan, Kangding Xian.
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.
