Yunnan: Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian.
SW of the city of Zhongdian (Xianggelila); Bigu Tianchi Hu (reached by road from Gongxia on highway G214).
Secondary Abies-Picea forest with scattered Larix, open dry meadows and wet boggy meadow on gentle slope above lake. Open areas with dwarf (< 1 m tall) Rhododendron thickets and wooded areas with tall (ca. 2 m) evergreen Rhododendron.
27°31'32"N,
99°38'33"E;
3890 m.
Edge of forest near road.Involucral bracts green, margins dark green; florets yellow.