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.
Bare soil between shrubs on slope on Yunnan (S) side of pass.Lower surface of leaves whitish; involucral bracts blackish purple; corolla blackish purple; anthers nearly black; stigmas dark 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