Sichuan: Luding Xian: Moxi.
Gongga Shan, east side; downstream from Hailuo Guo Glacier; on N and S side of Bing He (Bing River; upstream portion of Moxi River) downstream from Camp Number 1.
Mixed broadleaved deciduous forests with Betula, Cercidiphyllum, Tetracentron, mixed Lauraceae, Quercus, Acer, Lithocarpus, Carpinus, Decaisnea, Euptelea.
29°36'12"N,
102°4'24"E;
1780-2035 m.
Thickets on flat area above river and beside road.Plants scattered. Initially identified as Cryptotaenia canadensis (Linnaeus) de Candolle subsp. japonica (Hasskarl) Handel-Mazzetti.
David E. Boufford, Michael J. Donoghue & Richard H. Ree