Accepted name: Eremogone brevipetala (Tsui & L.H.Zhou) Sadeghian & Zarre
Arenaria brevipetala Tsui & 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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Arenaria
Specific Epithet
brevipetala
Authorship
Tsui & L.H.Zhou
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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 Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
On exposed coarse gravel on slopes. Cushion forming; sepals green; petals white.
