Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (78).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (71).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (79).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (75).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (72).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (77).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (80).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (81).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (73).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (76).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (70).JPG
Draba altaica, D. Boufford 44056--China. Sichuan. Zhe Duo Shan. 17 Aug 2017. DSC06717 (74).JPG
Native to Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang (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
Sandy gravel in open. Fruit reddish.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Draba
Specific Epithet
altaica
Authorship
(C.A.Mey.) Bunge
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#221,474 of 335,497
Top 67%
Extinction probability
11%
