Thermopsis. C. Davidson 13774--China. Sichuan. Wu Ming Shan. 13 Aug 2017. DSC05530 (4).JPG
Native to 63 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Northern America; introduced into Connecticut, Great Britain, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, Québec, Vermont, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
China, Sichuan, Daocheng Xian.
29.347778, 100.112778
Location Remarks
Road (Highway S217) from Litang to Sandui Xiang, north-northeast of Sandui; Haizi Shan. Glacial boulder-strewn area with rivulets, small ponds and wet depressions; vegetation dwarf (ca. 0.5 m tall) Salix and Rhododendron and gravelly openings. Granite bedrock. 4380 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Low, congested stems, more or less mat-forming.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Thermopsis
Authorship
R.Br.
