Yunnan: Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian.
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. South side of Zhongdian Daxue Shan.
Grazed meadows, Rhododendron thickets, limestone and shale scree slopes and outcropping ledges.
28°34'24"N,
99°48'42"E;
4280-4600 m.
Shale slope with wet clay substrate on Yunnan (S) side of pass.Many individuals at this site. Involucral bracts dark brownish 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