Sichuan: Ganzi (Garze) Xian.
Gan-Bai Lu (road from Ganzi to Baiyu), ca. 15 km S of Ganzi on Ganzi side of first pass from Ganzi.
Open, grazed slope with dwarf Rhododendron, Sibiraea and Berberis, large boulders along small stream.
31°29'34"N,
99°59'35"E;
4020 m.
In thick moss next to large boulder.Leaves abaxially whitish green; involucral bracts green, margins dark purple; florets pinkish purple; anther tube light green; stigmas white.
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Susan L Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN, Liang-Liang YUE, Da-Cai ZHANG, Yong-Hong ZHANG & Wei-Dong ZHU