Xizang (Tibet): Changdu (Chamdo) Xian.
Old road from Changdu (Chamdo) to Toba and Jiangda (Gyamda) on Damala Shan at first pass from Changdu.
Slope with shrubs of Salix, Caragana and dwarf (< 50 cm tall) Rhododendron and intermittent meadow-like areas and rocky slopes.
31°9'54"N,
97°18'1"E;
4580 m.
On rocky slope.Some heads with three florets; florets light purple.
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