Sichuan: Xiangcheng Xian.
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. North side of Daxue Shan between Zhongdian and Xiangcheng.
Mixed Abies-Larix-Picea-Juniperus forest with large Rhododendron and open talus slopes and meadows.
28°35'38"N,
99°50'49"E;
4100-4300 m.
In meadows along streams.Shrubs to ca. 1.25 m; mature stems brownish yellow; young stems green or reddish; leaves abaxially pale green, papillose, adaxially dark green; fruit 2-12, subfascicled, subumbellate or subracemose, green or yellow turning red; seeds 2.