Native to China North-Central, China South-Central, Qinghai (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Jiulong Xian.
29.153056, 101.406944
Location Remarks
Tanggu Xiang. NW of the city of Jiulong. Wuxu Hai (Wuxu Lake). Abies, Picea, Quercus forest with Rhododendron understory and open grazed dry and boggy meadows. 3700-4175 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
In moist places in meadow. Stems several from common base; calyx green; corolla pale yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Gentiana
Specific Epithet
officinalis
Authorship
Harry Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#144,988 of 335,497
Top 44%
Extinction probability
12%