Saxifraga nigroglandulifera N.P. Balakr. belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Saxifraga
Specific Epithet
nigroglandulifera
Authorship
N.P. Balakr.
8/15/2017
Location
China, Sichuan, Litang Xian.
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 LI, Tao YANG
Notes
On exposed coarse gravel on slopes among shrubs and around boulders. Sepals green; petals yellow.