27 September 1996.
Shaanxi Sheng, China
Locality: Ningxi Forest Bureau, Caiziping Forest Station, Qi Shi Yi Gong Li, Shou Yang Shan, Ning Shan District.
Coordinates: 33.7964, 108.3358
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Elevation: 2840m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Growing in full sun among rock debris on the mountain top in a dense dwarf shrub thicket. Soil type: pockets of organic litter and eroded rock among boulders. Slope: 10%. Aspect: north.
Comment: Growing in association with Spiraea sp., Rhododendron sp., Larix chinensis, Gentiana sp., Potentilla sp., Paeonia sp., grasses, Berberis sp., and numerous herbaceous species.
Collector(s): - Ault, James R., Chicago Botanic Garden
- Conrad, Kevin, U.S. National Arboretum
- Cui, Tiecheng, Xian Botanic Garden
- Kim, Kunso, Norfolk Botanical Garden
- Lewandowski, Rick J., Morris Arboretum