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Aster albescens (de Candolle) Wallich ex Handel-Mazzetti var. salignus Handel-Mazzetti
FOC
Xizang (Tibet): Riwoqe Xian. Road from Changdu (Chamdo) to Nangqen, Qinghai, along Lancang Jiang (Ge Qu, or Ge River), then W along tributary of Lancang Jiang on road to Riwoqe via Machala coal mine. Open areas and forested slope with Betula, Lonicera and scattered Picea. 31°28'45"N, 96°46'35"E; 3535 m.
Near stream. Shrub ca. 1.5 m tall; ray florets pink, disc florets yellowish brown.
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Deren A. Eaton, Xin-Hui LI, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Jian-Wen ZHANG & Xin-Xin ZHU
40981 24 July 2009
 
Copyright 2009 Bruce Bartholomew   [Edit image]   [View original in new window]
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