Arenaria brevipetala Y.W. Cui & L.H.Zhou belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Arenaria brevipetala, D. Boufford 44036--China. Sichuan. Litang Xian. 15 Aug 2017. DSC06139 (145).JPG
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Arenaria
Specific Epithet
brevipetala
Authorship
Y.W. Cui & L.H.Zhou
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. Cushion forming; sepals green; petals white.
