Yunnan: Xianggelila (香格里拉) Xian (formerly Zhongdian Xian).
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. NE side of Daxue Shan on ridge across valley running perpendicular to Daxue Shan.
Alpine meadows and vegetated slopes and scree.
28°35'9"N,
99°50'14"E;
4250-4600 m.
In meadows along streams.Shrubs to ca. 2 m tall; young stems pink or reddish; leaves abaxially grayish green or glaucous, adaxially mid green; fruit 1-3, solitary or fascicled, green turning red. Initially identified as Berberis muliensis Ahrendt.