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Saussurea graminea Dunn var. ortholepis Handel-Mazzetti
Determined by: Eckhard v. Raab-Straube, 30 January 2009
FOC
Xizang (Tibet): Riwoqe Xian. WSW of the city of Riwoqe on road (highway 317) from Riwoqe (Riwoche) to Dingqing (Tengchen). Shallow ravine with shrubby slopes interspersed with Kobresia dominated open spaces and exposed soil; rocky slopes above 4750. 31°5'34"N, 96°25'10"E; 4400-4620 m.
Scree slope. Florets purple. Originally identified as S. brunneopilosa Handel-Mazzetti.
David E. Boufford, Jia-Hui CHEN, Susan L. Kelley, J. LI, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN & Yong-Hong ZHANG
32071 11 August 2004
 
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