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Codonopsis foetens J. D. Hooker & Thomson subsp. nervosa (Chipp) D. Y. Hong
Sichuan: Maerkang (Barkam) Xian. N of the city of Maerkang on road to Dazang Xiang (and Dazang Si) at Xinggu Yakou (Xinggu Pass). Rocky slopes and gravelly areas on N side of pass; mostly alpine herbs with scattered colonies of evergreen Rhododendron (less than 1 m tall). 32°2'45"N, 102°18'59"E; 4260-4400 m.
Crest of ridge next to Rhododendron and Potentilla. Stems erect, from taproot; corolla light blue with dark purple veins. Initially identified as Codonopsis canescens Nannfeldt.
David E. Boufford, Kazumi FUJIKAWA, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Dacai ZHANG, Jian-Wen ZHANG, Ti-Cao ZHANG & Wei-Dong ZHU
39824 16 August 2007
 
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